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indecisive

adj
/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/

Etymology

From in- + decisive.

  1. derived from dēcīdere
  2. derived from decider
  3. inherited from deciden
  4. suffixed as decisive — “decide + ive”
  5. prefixed as indecisive — “in + decisive”

Definitions

  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.

The neighborhood

Derived

indecisively, indecisiveness

Vish — recursive loop

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

8 hops · closes at indecisive

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA