English-Thai Dictionary

irresolute

ADJ ลังเล  สองจิตสองใจ  ไม่แน่ใจ  indecisive uncertain resolute firm lang-lea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IRRESOLUTE

a.s as z. [in and resolute. ] Not firm or constant in purpose; not decided; not determined; wavering; given to doubt. Irresolute men either resolve not at all, or resolve and re-resolve.

 

IRRESOLUTELY

adv. Without firmness of mind; without decision.

 

IRRESOLUTENESS

n.Want of firm determination or purpose; vacillation of mind.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IRRESOLUTE

Ir *res "o *lute, a. Etym: [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irrésolu, L. irresolutus not loosened. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

irresolute

ir res o lute |i (r )ˈrezəˌlo͞ot əˈrɛzəˌlut | ▶adjective showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain: she stood irresolute outside his door. DERIVATIVES ir res o lute ly adverb, ir res o lute ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin irresolutus ‘not loosened, ’ or from in- 1 ‘not ’ + resolute .

 

Oxford Dictionary

irresolute

ir |reso |lute |ɪˈrɛzəluːt | ▶adjective showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain: she stood irresolute outside his door. DERIVATIVES irresolutely adverb, irresoluteness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin irresolutus ‘not loosened ’, or from in- 1 ‘not ’ + resolute .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

irresolute

irresolute adjective once again, faced with an important issue, this legislative body sits irresolute and utterly useless: indecisive, hesitant, vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, shilly-shallying; ambivalent, blowing hot and cold, of two minds, hemming and hawing, in a dilemma, in a quandary, torn; doubtful, in doubt, unsure, uncertain, undecided, wishy-washy; informal sitting on the fence. ANTONYMS decisive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

irresolute

irresolute adjective she stood irresolute outside his door: indecisive, hesitant, tentative, nervous, weak; vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, teetering, fluctuating, faltering, shilly-shallying; ambivalent, divided, in two minds, in a dilemma, in a quandary, torn; doubtful, in doubt, full of doubt, unsure, uncertain; undecided, uncommitted, unresolved, undetermined; informal iffy, blowing hot and cold, sitting on the fence. ANTONYMS decisive.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

irresolute

ir res o lute /ɪrézəlùːt , ｟米 ｠-(ə )lət /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠決断力のない, 腹の決まりかねた, 優柔不断な ; ためらいがちの .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞 ir r è s o l ú tion 名詞