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ir⋅res⋅o⋅lute

   [i-rez-uh-loot]
–adjective
not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.
Origin:
1565–75; ir- 2 + resolute
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ir·res·o·lute     (ĭ-rěz'ə-lōōt')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided.
  2. Lacking in resolution; indecisive.

ir·res'o·lute'ly adv., ir·res'o·lute'ness, ir·res'o·lu'tion n.
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irresolute

adjective
uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute" [ant: resolute] 

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Irresolute

Ir*res"o*lute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irr['e]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.] Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution.

Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper.

Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. -- Ir*res"o*lute*ly, adv. -- Ir*res"o*lute*ness, n.

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