indecisive

[ in-di-sahy-siv ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.

  2. not decisive or conclusive: a severe but indecisive battle.

  1. lacking definition; vague or indistinct: the indecisive outline of the distant hills.

Origin of indecisive

1
First recorded in 1720–30; in-3 + decisive

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Other words from indecisive

  • in·de·ci·sive·ly, adverb
  • in·de·ci·sive·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for indecisive

indecisive

/ (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv) /


adjective
  1. (of a person) vacillating; irresolute

  2. not decisive or conclusive

Derived forms of indecisive

  • indecision or indecisiveness, noun
  • indecisively, adverb

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