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hesitant

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hes⋅i⋅tant

  [hez-i-tuhnt]
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–adjective
1. hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
2. lacking readiness of speech.
Origin:
1640–50; < L haesitant- (s. of haesitāns), prp. of haesitāre to falter, hesitate, equiv. to haes(us), ptp. of haerēre to stick, hold fast + -it- freq. suffix + -ant- -ant

Related forms:
hes⋅i⋅tant⋅ly, adverb
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hes·i·tant   (hěz'ĭ-tənt)   
adj.  Inclined or tending to hesitate.
hes'i·tant·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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