释义
[ in-di-sahy -siv ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ sɪv / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
not decisive or conclusive: a severe but indecisive battle.
lacking definition; vague or indistinct: the indecisive outline of the distant hills.
Origin of indecisive First recorded in 1720–30; in-3 + decisive
SYNONYMS FOR indecisive 1 vacillating, hesitant, wavering.
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OTHER WORDS FROM indecisive in·de·ci·sive·ly, adverb in·de·ci·sive·ness, noun Words nearby indecisive indecent exposure, indeciduate, indeciduous, indecipherable, indecision, indecisive , indecl., indeclinable, indecomposable, indecorous, indecorum
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British Dictionary definitions for indecisive adjective (of a person) vacillating; irresolute
not decisive or conclusive
Derived forms of indecisive indecision or indecisiveness , noun indecisively , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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