Hes"i*tant*ly, adv. With hesitancy or doubt.
Hes"i*tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hesitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Hesitating.] [L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare, intens. fr. haerere to
hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast. Cf. Aghast, Gaze, Adhere.]
1. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or
uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated whether to accept
the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment. Pope.