What is the adverb for hesitation?

What's the adverb for hesitation? Here's the word you're looking for.

hesitantly
  1. With hesitation.
  2. With reluctance.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Jack hesitantly followed her in and was greeted yet again by another awe-inspiring sight.”
      “Finally, after ten minutes of coaxing, she got me to the doorstep of my house and hesitantly I pressed the doorbell.”
      “He slid it slowly through my fine hair, stroking it hesitantly with his fingertips.”
hesitatively
  1. In a hesitative manner or fashion.
hesitatingly
  1. In a hesitating manner.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “During the evening meal at his family dwelling, Jonas hesitatingly asks his parents if they love him.”
      “What was revealed to him was the fall of the house of Eli, a message that Samuel hesitatingly related to Eli.”
      “The debate ratcheted up sharply when a quiet participant asked hesitatingly the simple question 'but where does poverty come from?”
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