adverb
- in a manner that avoids making a clear or direct statement; evasively
Usage: informal
Examples
- He answered the question hedgingly, refusing to take a firm position.
- She spoke hedgingly about her future plans, leaving everyone uncertain.
- The politician responded hedgingly to the reporter's direct question.
- He hedgingly suggested that maybe, possibly, the project might work out.
- Rather than commit, she hedgingly said she would think about it.