Hesitant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Inclined or tending to hesitate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating.
  • adj. Unready in speech.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Hesitating; pausing; irresolute; not ready in determining, doing, or saying; wanting readiness of speech.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
  • Equivalent
    indecisive   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hesitating   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tentative    reluctant    unsure    apprehensive    cautious