hesitant

[ hez-i-tuh nt ]
/ ˈhɛz ɪ tənt /
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adjective

hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
lacking readiness of speech.

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Origin of hesitant

1640–50; < Latin haesitant- (stem of haesitāns), present participle of haesitāre to falter, hesitate, equivalent to haes(us), past participle of haerēre to stick, hold fast + -it- frequentative suffix + -ant- -ant

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Words nearby hesitant

heseltine, heshvan, hesiod, hesione, hesitancy, hesitant, hesitate, hesitation, hesitation waltz, hesitative, hesper
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Words related to hesitant

skeptical, slow, unsure, tentative, shy, indecisive, doubtful, halting, loath, afraid, averse, unwilling, timid, reluctant, backward, delaying, diffident, disinclined, half-hearted, hesitating

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British Dictionary definitions for hesitant

hesitant
/ (ˈhɛzɪtənt) /

adjective

wavering, hesitating, or irresolute

Derived forms of hesitant

hesitance or hesitancy, nounhesitantly, adverb
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