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irresolute

[ ih-rez-uh-loot ]

adjective

  1. not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.


irresolute

/ ɪˈɛəˌː /

adjective

  1. lacking resolution; wavering; hesitating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌܳٱԱ, noun
  • ˈˌܳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·o·ܳٱl adverb
  • ·o·ܳٱn noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of irresolute1

First recorded in 1565–75; ir- 2 + resolute
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Example Sentences

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Inflation deepened as the Fed’s rate moves remained more dawdling than decisive, and Mr. Burns’s name eventually became synonymous with bad central banking: irresolute and politicized.

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But in hindsight some historians say the Shah was too weak, slow and irresolute in repression.

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Especially if he believes the West is too irresolute to stop him.

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That phrase is a call back to the ancestors and an acknowledgment that you were not raised to be fearful and irresolute.

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The “step-back” rebuild represented a slight change from that irresolute thinking.

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