Definition of uncertainly in English:
uncertainly
adverbʌnˈsəːt(ə)nliˌənˈsərt(ə)nli
With a lack of confidence or certainty.
he thought for a moment before nodding uncertainly
the men glanced uncertainly between themselves
Example sentencesExamples
- "Good," he said uncertainly, because he had to say something.
- The guard bit his lip uncertainly.
- Hung uncertainly from the building, the sunshades are precast concrete on the upper level and, on the lower one, black metal.
- His spirit rises up and hovers uncertainly over proceedings.
- It was an ingenious but uncertainly developed theme of skipping skeletons and skulls descending hellward.
Definition of uncertainly in US English:
uncertainly
adverbˌənˈsərt(ə)nliˌənˈsərt(ə)nlē
With a lack of confidence or certainty.
he thought for a moment before nodding uncertainly
the men glanced uncertainly between themselves
Example sentencesExamples
- Hung uncertainly from the building, the sunshades are precast concrete on the upper level and, on the lower one, black metal.
- It was an ingenious but uncertainly developed theme of skipping skeletons and skulls descending hellward.
- The guard bit his lip uncertainly.
- "Good," he said uncertainly, because he had to say something.
- His spirit rises up and hovers uncertainly over proceedings.