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vacillant

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vac⋅il⋅lant

  [vas-uh-luhnt]
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–adjective
wavering; hesitant; indecisive; vacillating.
Origin:
1515–25; < L vacillant- (s. of vacillāns), prp. of vacillāre to vacillate; see -ant

vac⋅il⋅lat⋅ing

  [vas-uh-ley-ting]
–adjective
1. not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating: an ineffectual, vacillating person.
2. oscillating; swaying; fluctuating: a vacillating indicator.
Also, vacillant.

Origin:
1805–15; vacillate + -ing 2

Related forms:
vac⋅il⋅lat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See fickle.
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vac·il·lant   (vās'ə-lənt)   
adj.  Undergoing vacillation; wavering.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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