irresolute
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1580. Borrowed from French irrésolu or composed from ir- + resolute.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (GA) (file)
Adjective[edit]
irresolute (comparative more irresolute, superlative most irresolute)
- Undecided or unsure how to act.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- As the seeress stood irresolute the tall young secretary half rose and whispered something in her ear.
- Indecisive or lacking in resolution.
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Translations[edit]
undecided — see undecided
indecisive — see indecisive
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
irresolute