vacillant

vac·il·lant

[vas-uh-luhnt]
adjective
wavering; hesitant; indecisive; vacillating.

Origin:
1515–25; < Latin vacillant- (stem of vacillāns), present participle of vacillāre to vacillate; see -ant

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vacillating or vacillant (ˈvæsɪˌleɪtɪŋ, ˈvæsɪlənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
inclined to waver; indecisive
 
vacillant or vacillant
 
adj
 
'vacillatingly or vacillant
 
adv

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