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61doubtful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ambiguous] Syn. in doubt, questionable, problematic, vague, indistinct, unclear, indefinite, undetermined, unresolved, open to doubt, in question, equivocal, unsure, indeterminate, under examination, debatable,… …
62vacillate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To totter] Syn. waver, sway, stagger; see reel , totter 2 . 2. [To hesitate] Syn. fluctuate, dawdle, falter; see hesitate , pause . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [VAS uh LATE] to waver or be indecisive.… …
63Tergiversation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Tergiversation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 change of mind change of mind change of intention change of purpose Sgm: N 1 afterthought afterthought GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 tergiversation tergiversation recantation Sgm: N 2… …
64irresoluto — irresoluto1 pl.m. irresoluti irresoluto1 sing.f. irresoluta irresoluto1 pl.f. irresolute irresoluto2 pl.m. irresoluti irresoluto2 sing.f. irresoluta irresoluto2 pl.f. irresolute …
65wet — I. adj British 1a. ineffectual, irresolute, feeble or fool ish. A characterisation common in serv ice and public school usage since the early 20th century. 1b. (of a Tory) having liberal views as opposed to being resolutely Thatcherite . The… …
66Personality Disorders — Even though upsetting behavior is as old as the human condition, systematic attention to disorders of the personality appears relatively late in the development of psychiatry. On the whole, the asylum generation of psychiatrists had little to… …
67shilly-shally — v 1. vacillate, yo yo, seesaw, teeter totter; waver, be indecisive, be irresolute, hesitate, hem and haw; go back and forth, fluctuate, oscillate, alternate, blow hot and cold, tergiversate, straddle the fence. n 2. irresolution, indecision,… …
68shillyshally — /ˈʃɪliˌʃæli / (say shilee.shalee) verb (i) (shillyshallied, shillyshallying) 1. to be irresolute; vacillate: *He did not go in for this tangential shilly shallying which was the hallmark of the ruling classes. –peter carey, 1988. –noun (plural… …
69weak — [adj1] not strong anemic, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, enervated, exhausted, faint, feeble, flaccid, flimsy, forceless, fragile, frail, hesitant, impuissant, infirm, insubstantial, irresolute, lackadaisical*, languid, languorous, limp …
70irresoluteness — noun the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose • Syn: ↑irresolution • Ant: ↑resoluteness • Derivationally related forms: ↑irresolute • Hypernyms: ↑trait …
