Given to or exhibiting hesitation

• halting

  1. Limping, awkward, or unsteady
  2. Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken
  3. Marked by hesitation or uncertainty; jerky, disconnected, etc.

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  1. Limping, awkward, or unsteady
  2. Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken
  3. Marked by hesitation or uncertainty; jerky, disconnected, etc.

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• hesitant

  1. Hesitating or undecided; vacillating; doubtful
  2. Inclined or tending to hesitate.

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  1. Hesitating or undecided; vacillating; doubtful
  2. Inclined or tending to hesitate.

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• irresolute

  1. Lacking in resolution; indecisive.
  2. Unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided.
  3. Not resolute; wavering in decision, purpose, or opinion; indecisive; vacillating

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  1. Lacking in resolution; indecisive.
  2. Unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided.
  3. Not resolute; wavering in decision, purpose, or opinion; indecisive; vacillating

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• pendulous

  1. Hanging freely or loosely; suspended so as to swing
  2. Hanging or bending downward; drooping
  3. Indecisive or hesitant

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  1. Hanging freely or loosely; suspended so as to swing
  2. Hanging or bending downward; drooping
  3. Indecisive or hesitant

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• shilly-shally

  1. Indecisive; wavering
  2. Hesitant; vacillating.

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  1. Indecisive; wavering
  2. Hesitant; vacillating.

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• tentative

  1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional:
  2. Indicating a lack of confidence or certainty; hesitant:
  3. Made, done, proposed, etc. experimentally or provisionally; not definite or final

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  1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional:
  2. Indicating a lack of confidence or certainty; hesitant:
  3. Made, done, proposed, etc. experimentally or provisionally; not definite or final

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• timid

  1. Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
  2. Lacking self-confidence; shy.
  3. Showing fear or lack of self-confidence; hesitant

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  1. Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
  2. Lacking self-confidence; shy.
  3. Showing fear or lack of self-confidence; hesitant

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• vacillant

  1. Vacillating; wavering
  2. Undergoing vacillation; wavering.

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  1. Vacillating; wavering
  2. Undergoing vacillation; wavering.

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• vacillatory

  1. Inclined to waver; irresolute.
  2. Liable to waver; irresolute and hesitant.

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  1. Inclined to waver; irresolute.
  2. Liable to waver; irresolute and hesitant.

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Not affording certainty

• ambiguous

  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Not clear; indefinite; vague
  3. Doubtful or uncertain:

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  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Not clear; indefinite; vague
  3. Doubtful or uncertain:

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• borderline

  1. Verging on a given quality or condition:
  2. (Psychiatry) Relating to a personality disorder characterized by a long-standing pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, behavior, mood, and self-image that can interfere with social or occupational functioning or cause extreme emotional distress.
  3. Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

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  1. Verging on a given quality or condition:
  2. (Psychiatry) Relating to a personality disorder characterized by a long-standing pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, behavior, mood, and self-image that can interfere with social or occupational functioning or cause extreme emotional distress.
  3. Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

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• chancy

  1. (Scot.) Bringing good luck
  2. Subject to chance; random
  3. Risky; uncertain

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  1. (Scot.) Bringing good luck
  2. Subject to chance; random
  3. Risky; uncertain

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• clouded

  1. Filled with clouds.
  2. Unknown, surrounded in mystery.

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  1. Filled with clouds.
  2. Unknown, surrounded in mystery.

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• doubtful

  1. Not clearly predictable; uncertain; unsure
  2. Subject to or causing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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  1. Not clearly predictable; uncertain; unsure
  2. Subject to or causing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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• dubious

  1. Of questionable character:
  2. Feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical
  3. Arousing doubt; doubtful:

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  1. Of questionable character:
  2. Feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical
  3. Arousing doubt; doubtful:

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• dubitable

  1. Subject to doubt or question; uncertain.
  2. That is to be doubted; uncertain

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  1. Subject to doubt or question; uncertain.
  2. That is to be doubted; uncertain

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• equivocal

  1. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:
  2. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
  3. Uncertain; undecided; doubtful

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  1. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:
  2. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
  3. Uncertain; undecided; doubtful

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• inconclusive

  1. Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion
  2. Not conclusive:
  3. Not conclusive or final; not leading to a definite result

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  1. Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion
  2. Not conclusive:
  3. Not conclusive or final; not leading to a definite result

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• indeterminate

  1. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague:
  2. Not accurately determined or determinable.
  3. Not yet settled, concluded, or known; doubtful or inconclusive

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  1. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague:
  2. Not accurately determined or determinable.
  3. Not yet settled, concluded, or known; doubtful or inconclusive

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• problematic

  1. Having the nature of a problem; hard to solve or deal with
  2. Open to doubt; debatable:
  3. Not settled; yet to be determined; uncertain

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  1. Having the nature of a problem; hard to solve or deal with
  2. Open to doubt; debatable:
  3. Not settled; yet to be determined; uncertain

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• problematical

  1. Dubious or ambiguous
  2. Doubtful or disputed

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  1. Dubious or ambiguous
  2. Doubtful or disputed

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• questionable

  1. Not yet determined or specified.
  2. That can or should be questioned or doubted; open to doubt
  3. Not definitely as specified; uncertain

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  1. Not yet determined or specified.
  2. That can or should be questioned or doubted; open to doubt
  3. Not definitely as specified; uncertain

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• uncertain

  1. Not known for certain; questionable.
  2. Subject to change; variable:
  3. Not determined; undecided:

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  1. Not known for certain; questionable.
  2. Subject to change; variable:
  3. Not determined; undecided:

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• unclear

  1. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  2. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
  3. Not clearly defined; not explicit.

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  1. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  2. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
  3. Not clearly defined; not explicit.

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• unsure

  1. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.
  2. Uncertain
  3. Uncertain of the facts.

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  1. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.
  2. Uncertain
  3. Uncertain of the facts.

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• iffy

  1. Uncertain or chancy.
  2. (Informal) Not definite; containing doubtful elements; dependent upon varying conditions
  3. Doubtful; uncertain:

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  1. Uncertain or chancy.
  2. (Informal) Not definite; containing doubtful elements; dependent upon varying conditions
  3. Doubtful; uncertain:

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