hesitantly;
~ость ж. indecision;
быть в ~ости be* hesitating, be* in doubt, vacillate;
~ый indecisive, irresolute, hesitant;
~ый человек irresolute person;
~ый тон hesitant tone
нареч. faint-heartedly, hesitatingly, apprehensively, in a cowardly fashion, in a cowardly manner