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irresolute

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ir·res·o·lute

[ih-rez-uh-loot]
adjective
not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.

Origin:
1565–75; ir-2 + resolute

ir·res·o·lute·ly, adverb
ir·res·o·lute·ness, noun
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Irresolute is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example Sentences
  • Keating's original and spins the story off on an irresolute tangent.
  • When it comes to key decisions, he has been distracted and irresolute.
  • Bush's problem, it seems, was not so much that he was dissolute as that he was irresolute.
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irresolute (ɪˈrɛzəˌluːt)
 
adj
lacking resolution; wavering; hesitating
 
ir'resolutely
 
adv
 
ir'resoluteness
 
n
 
irreso'lution
 
n

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