Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hesitant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hesitant \Hes"i*tant\, a. [L. haesitans, p. pr. of haesitare:
cf. F. h['e]sitant. See {Hesitate}.]
1. Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating.
2. Unready in speech. --Baxter.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hesitant
adj 1: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide
quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some
inspiration" [syn: {hesitating}, {irresolute}]
2: acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence;
"a groping effort to understand" [syn: {groping}]
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