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indecisive

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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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in·de·ci·sive   (ĭn'dĭ-sī'sĭv)   
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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