hesitant
[ hez-i-tuhnt ]
/ ˈhɛz ɪ tənt /
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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hesitant
/ (ˈhɛzɪtənt) /
adjective
wavering, hesitating, or irresolute
Derived forms of hesitant
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