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indecisive

[in-di-sahy-siv] Origin

in·de·ci·sive

[in-di-sahy-siv]
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

in·de·ci·sive·ly, adverb
in·de·ci·sive·ness, noun


1. vacillating, hesitant, wavering.

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indecisive (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv)
 
adj
1.  (of a person) vacillating; irresolute
2.  not decisive or conclusive
 
inde'cision
 
n
 
inde'cisiveness
 
n
 
inde'cisively
 
adv

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indecisive
1726, from in- (1) + decisive.
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