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hesitant
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As an adjective, hesitant means tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
Meanings of hesitant
2 meaningsadjective
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
“I am hesitant to recommend him as a manager because he has a short temper.”
Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
Similar: hesitating
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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