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.

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.

indecisive

See also: indécisive

English

Adjective

indecisive ‎(comparative more indecisive, superlative most indecisive)

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

Antonyms

decisive

Derived terms

Related terms

indecision

Translations

not decisive

Armenian: անվճռական (hy) ‎(anvčṙakan), տատանվող ‎(tatanvoł)
Bulgarian: нерешителен (bg) m ‎(nerešitelen), колеблив (bg) m ‎(kolebliv)
Catalan: indecís
Chinese:
Mandarin: 優柔寡斷的 (zh), 优柔寡断的 (zh) ‎(yōuróuguǎduàn de), 猶豫不決的 (zh), 犹豫不决的 ‎(yóuyùbùjué de)
Czech: nerozhodný, váhavý
Danish: ubeslutsom
Dutch: besluiteloos (nl)
Finnish: päättämätön (fi), jahkaileva (fi), epävarma (fi)
French: indécis (fr) m, indécise (fr) f

German: unschlüssig, unentschlossen
Greek: άβουλος (el) ‎(ávoulos)
Italian: indeciso (it) m
Maori: kōpūrua, whēangaanga
Norwegian Bokmål: ubesluttsom
Polish: niezdecydowany (pl) m
Portuguese: indeciso (pt)
Russian: нереши́тельный (ru) ‎(nerešítelʹnyj)
Spanish: indeciso (es) m
Swedish: velig (sv)

inconclusive or uncertain

Bulgarian: несигурен (bg) m ‎(nesiguren), неизвестен (bg) m ‎(neizvesten), неясен (bg) m ‎(nejasen), неопределен (bg) m ‎(neopredelen)
Dutch: onbeslist
Finnish: ratkaisematon (fi)
French: incertain (fr) m, incertaine (fr) f

German: unentschlossen
Polish: nierozstrzygnięty m, nierozstrzygający m
Portuguese: indeciso (pt)
Russian: нея́сный (ru) ‎(nejásnyj), неопределённый (ru) ‎(neopredeljónnyj)
Swedish: osäker (sv)

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INDECI'SIVE

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