Meaning of IRRESOLUTE
| Pronunciation: | | i'rezu`loot
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- [adj] lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration"
- [adj] uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"
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| | Synonyms: | | discouraged, hesitant, hesitating, indecisive, infirm, unstable, vacillant, vacillating, wavering, weak-kneed |
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| | Antonyms: | | resolute | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ir*res"o*lute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F.
irr['e]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.]
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.
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