Definitions for: Irresolute


[adj] lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration"
[adj] uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ir*res"o*lute, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F.
irr['e]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.]
Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to
doubt or irresolution.

Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper.

Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided;
unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. --
Ir*res"o*lute*ly, adv. -- Ir*res"o*lute*ness, n.

Synonyms: discouraged, hesitant, hesitating, indecisive, infirm, unstable, vacillant, vacillating, wavering, weak-kneed

Antonyms: resolute

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