irresolutelyadv.
/ɪˈrɛzəl(j)uːtli/ In an irresolute manner.
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the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adverb]
in a waver1519
uncertainly1555
waveringlya1603
irresolutely1617
unresolvedly1621
off and ona1641
hesitantly1660
humdrum1660
irresolvedly1680
undecisively1771
hesitatingly1800
on or upon the waver1806
indecisively1828
vacillatinglya1849
oscillatively1852
hesitatively1881
shakenly1890
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 214 The continuall rumours wee heard of preparations in Spaine, made us proceede more irresolutely.
1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice ii. iii. 196 The Venetians proceeded doubtfully and irresolutely in the businesse of the Peace.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 140 Pausing irresolutely several times before the door.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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