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indecisive
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1726, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + decisive . Related: Indecisively ; indecisiveness .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill" [ant: decisive ] not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war" [ant: decisive ] not clearly defined; "indecisive boundaries ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context of a person English) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision. 2 (context of a contest etc. English) inconclusive or uncertain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ An indecisive commander is unlikely to win the confidence of his men. ▪ an indecisive debate ▪ I'm sorry to be so indecisive , but can I let you know tomorrow? EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Half wanting to quit, half determined ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indecisive \In`de*ci"sive\, a. [Cf. F. ind['e]cisif.] Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer. The campaign had everywhere been indecisive. --Macaulay. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; ...
Usage examples of indecisive.
He stood there, indecisive, wishing Huer would let him know how things were going.
As the maneuvering and battling reached their sixth indecisive week, his scout ships reported that Oligarchic reinforcements were on the way, to the tune of at least three million vessels.
From this indecisive action of Willow Grange the Boer invasion receded until General Buller, coming to the front on November 27th, found that the enemy was once more occupying the line of the Tugela.
Because he had been so indecisive, or so he thought, his relationship with the girl, Schizzy, did not develop.
Clearly, decision-making and self-help planning would help the indecisive worrier cope and move on.
The effect of these indecisive counsels was that Charles had little trouble in reducing the South German rebels, Augsburg, Ulm, Nuremberg, and Wuerttemberg.
But the volume before the reader is not so much a history of the battles of Virginia, which have often been described, as an attempt to delineate the military and personal character of General Lee, which displayed itself often more strikingly in indecisive events than in those whose results attract the attention of the world.
Twice he entered the Northern States at the head of a successful army, and twice indecisive battles alone preserved from destruction the Federal Government, and turned the fortune of the war.
The big question in the small hours of the morning of November 23 was simply: would President Lyndon Johnson take the American pressure off Germany and let the indecisive Chancellor in Bonn renege on the deal?
She paused, not indecisive but waiting for Barnes and Dasi to come out of the companionway.
The slidewalk came to a halt at a four-level intersection, and we stepped into the downflow and floated back down to street level, then stepped onto the expresswalk, stood behind the transparent windbreak, and secured our feet, then waited while the inevitable indecisive passenger delayed us for almost a full minute while deciding which windbreak to stand behind.
Their policy, like that of the patriots -- influencing it, and possibly influenced by it -- was equally halting and indecisive.
Fritz and Daryl are imperfect RADAR Rangers I I had no doubt about my own inadequacies I with weak, indecisive natures?
Passing through Venterstad, they made for Steynsberg, fighting two indecisive skirmishes with small British forces.
Houston knew that Fannin could be slow and indecisive, so he made sure that there was no ambiguity in the orders.