The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hesitative
Hesitative \Hes"i*ta*tive\, a. Showing, or characterized by, hesitation.
[He said] in his mild, hesitative way.
--R. D.
Blackmore.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hesitative
1795, from hesitate + -ive. Related: Hesitatively.\n
Wiktionary
hesitative
a. Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating.