vacillant

[ vas-uh-luh nt ]
/ ˈvæs ə lənt /
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adjective

wavering; hesitant; indecisive; vacillating.

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Origin of vacillant

1515–25; < Latin vacillant- (stem of vacillāns), present participle of vacillāre to vacillate; see -ant

Words nearby vacillant

vacciniform, vaccinization, vaccinology, vachel, vacherin, vacillant, vacillate, vacillating, vacillation, vacillatory, vacterl syndrome
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Words related to vacillant

afraid, averse, backward, delaying, diffident, disinclined, doubtful, half-hearted, halting, hesitating, indecisive, irresolute, lazy, loath, pendulous, reluctant, shilly-shally, shy, skeptical, slow

Example sentences from the Web for vacillant

  • And life became as easy to bear as a vacillant vision seen in dream.

    The Created Legend|Feodor Sologub

  • The business could not hold young Weldon's vacillant temperament for long; neither could Diana.

    Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society|Edith Van Dyne