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Irresolute

//ɪˈrɛz.əˌl(j)uːt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Undecided or unsure how to act.

    "As the seeress stood irresolute the tall young secretary half rose and whispered something in her ear."

  2. 2
    Indecisive or lacking in resolution.
Adjective
  1. 1
    uncertain how to act or proceed wordnet

Etymology

First attested in 1580. Borrowed from French irrésolu or composed from ir- + resolute.

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