halting

halting
haltingly, adv.haltingness, n.
/hawl"ting/, adj.
1. faltering or hesitating, esp. in speech.
2. faulty or imperfect.
3. limping or lame: a halting gait.
[1375-1425; late ME; see HALT2, -ING2]

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