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undecided

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un⋅de⋅cid⋅ed

  [uhn-di-sahy-did]
Use undecided in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not decided or determined.
2. not having one's mind firmly made up.
–noun
3. a person who is undecided: Are you still among the undecideds?
Origin:
1530–40; un- 1 + decided

Related forms:
un⋅de⋅cid⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
un⋅de⋅cid⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. indecisive, fluctuating, wavering, vacillating; irresolute.
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un·de·cid·ed   (ŭn'dĭ-sī'dĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Not yet determined or settled; open: Our position on this bill is still undecided.

  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted: undecided voters.

n.   pl. un·de·cid·eds
One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision: "Will this joint interview make up minds among the vast throng of undecideds?" (William Safire).
un'de·cid'ed·ly adv., un'de·cid'ed·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

undecided 
1540, "not decided, unsettled," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of decide (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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