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indecisive

[ in-di-sahy-siv ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ sɪv /
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adjective

characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
not decisive or conclusive: a severe but indecisive battle.
lacking definition; vague or indistinct: the indecisive outline of the distant hills.

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RELATED WORDS

oscillation, fluctuation, qualm, dubiety, pause, reluctance, delay, doubt, wavering, timidness, vacillation, timidity, indecision, misgiving, equivocation, irresolution, hesitancy, scruple, unwillingness, mistrust

Nearby words

  1. indecent exposure,
  2. indeciduate,
  3. indeciduous,
  4. indecipherable,
  5. indecision,
  6. indecl.,
  7. indeclinable,
  8. indecomposable,
  9. indecorous,
  10. indecorum

Origin of indecisive

First recorded in 1720–30; in-3 + decisive
Related formsin·de·ci·sive·ly, adverbin·de·ci·sive·ness, noun
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Examples from the Web for indecisiveness

  • He had none of the “indecisiveness which commonly renders literary men of no use in the world” (Sir John Dalrymple).

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various

  • The indecisiveness, or feebleness, of his movements was more pronounced.

    The Sea-Wolf|Jack London

  • The indecisiveness which never dared to grasp the thistle firmly was troubling him with a new dilemma.

    Destiny|Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for indecisiveness

indecisive

/ (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv) /

adjective

(of a person) vacillating; irresolute
not decisive or conclusive
Derived Formsindecision or indecisiveness, nounindecisively, adverb
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