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vacillatory

[ vas-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈvæs ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
marked by or displaying vacillation: a vacillatory policy of action.
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Origin of vacillatory

First recorded in 1725–35; vacillate + -ory1

Words nearby vacillatory

vacillant, vacillate, vacillating, vacillation, vacillator, vacillatory, vacua, vacuity, vacuolate, vacuolation, vacuole
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Words related to vacillatory

afraid, averse, backward, dawdling, delaying, diffident, disinclined, doubtful, doubting, faltering, half-hearted, halting, hanging back, hesitating, indecisive, irresolute, lazy, loath, pendulous, reluctant
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