IRRESOLUTE

irresolute

(adjective) uncertain how to act or proceed; “the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

irresolute (comparative more irresolute, superlative most irresolute)

Undecided or unsure how to act

Indecisive or lacking in resolution

Antonyms

• resolute

Source: Wiktionary


Ir*res"o*lute, a. Etym: [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irrésolu, L. irresolutus not loosened.]

Definition: Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution. Weak and irresolute is man. Cowper.

Syn.

– Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant.

– Ir*res"o*lute*ly, adv.

– Ir*res"o*lute*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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