English Explanatory Dictionary

hesitative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating.

Word forms

hesitative more hesitative most hesitative

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Latin haesitātusbor. English hesitate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English hesitative From hesitate + -ive.

Antonyms

unhesitative

Related words

hesitant

Derived words

hesitatively hesitativeness
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