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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·de·ci·sive       [in-di-sahy-siv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
2.not decisive or conclusive: a severe but indecisive battle.
3.lacking definition; vague or indistinct: the indecisive outline of the distant hills.
[Origin: 1720–30; in-3 + decisive]

—Related forms
in·de·ci·sive·ly, adverb
in·de·ci·sive·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. vacillating, hesitant, wavering.
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in·de·ci·sive       (ĭn'dĭ-sī'sĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Prone to or characterized by indecision; irresolute: an indecisive manager.
  2. Inconclusive: an indecisive contest; an indecisive battle.
  3. Not clearly defined; indefinite: indecisive boundaries running through mountainous terrain.

in'de·ci'sive·ly adv., in'de·ci'sive·ness n.
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indecisive

adjective
1. characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill" [ant: decisive] 
2. not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war" [ant: decisive] 
3. not clearly defined; "indecisive boundaries running through mountains" 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Indecisive

In`de*ci"sive\, a. [Cf. F. ind['e]cisif.]

1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer.

The campaign had everywhere been indecisive. --Macaulay.

2. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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