Crossword clues for irresolutely
irresolutely
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Irresolute \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.
Wiktionary
adv. In an irresolute or wavering manner.
WordNet
adv. lacking determination or decisiveness [ant: resolutely]
Usage examples of "irresolutely".
His feet shuffled irresolutely on the carpet, a signal which Eldon did not fail to notice.
So in the upshot Jurgen was never to forget that moment wherein he waited behind the door, and through the crack between the half-open door and the door-frame saw Guenevere approach irresolutely, a wavering white blur in the dark corridor.
But she only stood irresolutely on the porch for a long moment before returning to her car, the muumuu floating behind her, the irrepressible smile still plastered across her face.
Presently she gave over skylarking, and moved irresolutely about, sighing once or twice and glancing furtively and wistfully toward Tom.