unresoluteadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrɛzəl(j)uːt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrɛzəˌl(j)ut/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and resolute adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, resolute adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + resolute adj.

Now rare.

Unresolved; irresolute.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective]

twiredec888

orrathc1175

twofoldc1175

twifoldc1200

waveringc1315

uncertain1382

suspensec1440

mammeringa1450

flowing?1504

floghtering1521

vacillant1521

in a mammering1532

double-minded1552

unstaid1561

unresolute1570

unresolved?1571

staggeringa1577

frittle1579

irresolute1579

cheverel1583

off and on1583

halting1585

unsettleda1593

unresolving1599

demurring1607

waving1611

suspensive1614

hoveringa1616

startling1619

irresolved1621

hesitating1622

indetermined1628

variousa1643

branling1645

hesitant1647

non-sincere1656

hesitatious1657

humdrum1660

shuttlecock1660

yea-and-nay1672

swaying1688

interpendent1708

undetermined1718

Squadronec1720

hesitatorya1734

volanta1734

shilly-shally1734

dilly-dally1749

niffy-naffy1765

wiggle-waggle1778

undecided1779

undecisive1780

indecisive1787

conflicted1789

hesitative1795

undeciding1802

vacillating1814

yea-nay1827

demurrant1836

willy-nilly1839

shilly-shallying1842

oscillative1852

Hamletish1854

vacillatory1854

dilly-dallying1879

thistledown1897

weak-principled1913

not-quite1920

off-again on-again1923

dithery1931

havering1975

1570 T. Radcliffe Let. 12 May in State Papers Scotl. Eliz. I (P.R.O.: SP 52/18) f. 48 Liddington..vttereth that the q. ma^te is inconstant vnresolute & fearefull.

1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 67^v We are vnresolute what we ought to chuze or refuze, what we should loue or hate.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. xiv. 11 Whilest the Cavallirie stood unresolute as it were, in a mammering whither to flie or fight.

a1628 F. Greville Alaham ii. Chorus in Certaine Wks. (1633) 39 Those Scenes still tedious are, those Acts too long, Where thy vnresolute Images be strong.

1658 J. Heydon Advice to Daughter 79 Their easie natures make them somewhat more unresolute.

1891 Coll. Nova Scotia Hist. Soc. 1889–91 7 143 Mr. Clarkson was much embarrassed by the unresolute behaviour of Governor Parr.

1986 Signs 11 440 One cannot help but be struck by the manifest epistemological anxiety of the earlier Meditations [of Descartes] and by how unresolute a mode of inquiry they embody.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unresolute
释义	unresoluteadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɛzəl(j)uːt/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɛzəˌl(j)ut/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and resolute adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, resolute adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + resolute adj. Now rare. Unresolved; irresolute. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] twiredec888 orrathc1175 twofoldc1175 twifoldc1200 waveringc1315 uncertain1382 suspensec1440 mammeringa1450 flowing?1504 floghtering1521 vacillant1521 in a mammering1532 double-minded1552 unstaid1561 unresolute1570 unresolved?1571 staggeringa1577 frittle1579 irresolute1579 cheverel1583 off and on1583 halting1585 unsettleda1593 unresolving1599 demurring1607 waving1611 suspensive1614 hoveringa1616 startling1619 irresolved1621 hesitating1622 indetermined1628 variousa1643 branling1645 hesitant1647 non-sincere1656 hesitatious1657 humdrum1660 shuttlecock1660 yea-and-nay1672 swaying1688 interpendent1708 undetermined1718 Squadronec1720 hesitatorya1734 volanta1734 shilly-shally1734 dilly-dally1749 niffy-naffy1765 wiggle-waggle1778 undecided1779 undecisive1780 indecisive1787 conflicted1789 hesitative1795 undeciding1802 vacillating1814 yea-nay1827 demurrant1836 willy-nilly1839 shilly-shallying1842 oscillative1852 Hamletish1854 vacillatory1854 dilly-dallying1879 thistledown1897 weak-principled1913 not-quite1920 off-again on-again1923 dithery1931 havering1975 1570 T. Radcliffe Let. 12 May in State Papers Scotl. Eliz. I (P.R.O.: SP 52/18) f. 48 Liddington..vttereth that the q. ma^te is inconstant vnresolute & fearefull. 1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 67^v We are vnresolute what we ought to chuze or refuze, what we should loue or hate. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. xiv. 11 Whilest the Cavallirie stood unresolute as it were, in a mammering whither to flie or fight. a1628 F. Greville Alaham ii. Chorus in Certaine Wks. (1633) 39 Those Scenes still tedious are, those Acts too long, Where thy vnresolute Images be strong. 1658 J. Heydon Advice to Daughter 79 Their easie natures make them somewhat more unresolute. 1891 Coll. Nova Scotia Hist. Soc. 1889–91 7 143 Mr. Clarkson was much embarrassed by the unresolute behaviour of Governor Parr. 1986 Signs 11 440 One cannot help but be struck by the manifest epistemological anxiety of the earlier Meditations [of Descartes] and by how unresolute a mode of inquiry they embody. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1570
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