indecisive

WOTD - 25 August 2009    

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/, SAMPA: /%IndI"saIsIv/

Adjective

indecisive (comparative more indecisive, superlative most indecisive)

1. (of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.

   They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.

2. (of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain

   The outcome of the race was so indecisive.

Antonyms

• decisive

Derived terms

• indecisiveness
• indecisively

Related terms

• indecision

Translations

not decisive

Armenian: անվճռական (hy) (anvč̣ṙakan), տատանվող (hy) (tatanvoġ) Czech: nerozhodný (cs), váhavý (cs) Danish: ubeslutsom (da) Dutch: besluiteloos (nl) Finnish: päättämätön, jahkaileva, epävarma (fi) French: indécis (fr) m., indécise (fr) f. Greek: άβουλος (el) (ávoulos)

Italian: indeciso (it) m. Norwegian Bokmål: ubesluttsom Polish: niezdecydowany m. Russian: нерешительный (ru) Spanish: indeciso (es) m. Swedish: velig (sv)

inconclusive or uncertain

Dutch: onbeslist (nl) Finnish: ratkaisematon (fi) French: incertain (fr) m., incertaine (fr) f.

Polish: nierozstrzygnięty m., nierozstrzygający m. Russian: неясный (ru), неопределённый (ru) Swedish: osäker (sv)