"uncertainly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ʌnˈsɝtn̩li/ [General-American], /ʌnˈsɜːtn̩li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-lɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-uncertainly.oga Forms: more uncertainly [comparative], most uncertainly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English uncerteynliche, uncertanlye; equivalent to uncertain + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|uncerteynliche}} Middle English uncerteynliche, {{suffix|en|uncertain|ly}} uncertain + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} uncertainly (comparative more uncertainly, superlative most uncertainly)
  1. In an uncertain manner. Translations (in an uncertain manner): incertament (Catalan), epävarmasti (Finnish), aléatoirement (French), confusément (French), αβέβαια (avévaia) (Greek), bizonytalanul (Hungarian), dubbiosamente (Italian), aleatoriamente (Italian), niepewnie (Polish), niezdecydowanie (Polish), неопределённо (neopredeljónno) (Russian), inciertamente (Spanish)

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          "sense": "in an uncertain manner",
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          "code": "it",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "in an uncertain manner",
      "word": "incertament"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in an uncertain manner",
      "word": "epävarmasti"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "in an uncertain manner",
      "word": "aléatoirement"
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      "sense": "in an uncertain manner",
      "word": "niezdecydowanie"
    },
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      "sense": "in an uncertain manner",
      "word": "неопределённо"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in an uncertain manner",
      "word": "inciertamente"
    }
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