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Webster 1913 Edition


Indecisive

Inˊde-ci′sive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
indécisif
.]
1.
Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue;
as, an
indecisive
battle, argument, answer
.
The campaign had everywhere been
indecisive
.
Macaulay.
2.
Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating;
as, an
indecisive
state of mind; an
indecisive
character.

Webster 1828 Edition


Indecisive

INDECI'SIVE

,
Adj.
[in and decisive.] Not decisive; not bringing to a final close or ultimate issue; as an indecisive battle or engagement; an argument indecisive of the question.
1.
Unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.

Definition 2024


indecisive

indecisive

See also: indécisive

English

Adjective

indecisive (comparative more indecisive, superlative most indecisive)

  1. (of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
    They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.
  2. (of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain
    The outcome of the race was so indecisive.

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