indecisive

[ in-di-sahy-siv ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ sɪv /

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.

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Origin of indecisive

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

SYNONYMS FOR indecisive

1 vacillating, hesitant, wavering.

OTHER WORDS FROM indecisive

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

Example sentences from the Web for indecisiveness

  • He had none of the “indecisiveness which commonly renders literary men of no use in the world” (Sir John Dalrymple).

  • The indecisiveness, or feebleness, of his movements was more pronounced.

    The Sea-Wolf |Jack London
  • The indecisiveness which never dared to grasp the thistle firmly was troubling him with a new dilemma.

    Destiny |Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for indecisiveness

indecisive
/ (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv) /

adjective

(of a person) vacillating; irresolute
not decisive or conclusive

Derived forms of indecisive

indecision or indecisiveness, noun indecisively, adverb