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hesitant

adj
/ˈhɛzɪtənt/

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 haesitānsbor. English hesitant Borrowed from Latin haesitans, present participle of haesitare (“to stick fast, to hesitate”).

  1. borrowed from haesitans

Definitions

  1. Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.

    • I am hesitant to recommend him as a manager because he has a short temper.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at hesitant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at hesitant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at hesitant

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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