indecisive

[ in-di-sahy-siv ]

/ ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ sɪv /

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adjective

characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.

not decisive or conclusive: a severe but indecisive battle.

lacking definition; vague or indistinct: the indecisive outline of the distant hills.

Origin of indecisive

First recorded in 1720–30; in-³ + decisive

SYNONYMS FOR indecisive

1 vacillating, hesitant, wavering.

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OTHER WORDS FROM indecisive

in·de·ci·sive·ly, adverb in·de·ci·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby indecisive

indecent exposure, indeciduate, indeciduous, indecipherable, indecision, indecisive, indecl., indeclinable, indecomposable, indecorous, indecorum

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They stood about indecisively, and stared up into the vaulted roof, and whispered to one another in funereally regulated tones.

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Much blood had already been shed, indecisively, and passions ran high.

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"We're thinking of taking the night plane to Winnipeg," he said indecisively.

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But it is the fate of these indecisively descriptive phrases to be misunderstood.

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The weight, at first indecisively wobbling, will soon take on the swing you describe, which will gradually increase in amplitude.

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British Dictionary definitions for indecisively

indecisive

/ (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv) /

adjective

(of a person) vacillating; irresolute

not decisive or conclusive

Derived forms of indecisive

indecision or indecisiveness, noun indecisively, adverb

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