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单词 hesitant
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hesitant

[ hez-i-tuhnt ]
/ ˈhɛz ɪ tənt /
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adjective

hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
lacking readiness of speech.

Origin of hesitant

1640–50; <Latin haesitant- (stem of haesitāns), present participle of haesitāre to falter, hesitate, equivalent to haes(us), past participle of haerēre to stick, hold fast + -it- frequentative suffix + -ant--ant

OTHER WORDS FROM hesitant

Words nearby hesitant

he/she, Heshvan, Hesiod, Hesione, hesitancy, hesitant, hesitate, hesitation, hesitation waltz, hesitative, Hesper
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British Dictionary definitions for hesitant

hesitant
/ (ˈhɛzɪtənt) /

adjective

wavering, hesitating, or irresolute

Derived forms of hesitant

hesitance or hesitancy, nounhesitantly, adverb
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