Irresolute
31Irresolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irresolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irresolution irresolution infirmity of purpose indecision Sgm: N 1 indetermination indetermination undetermination Sgm: N 1 unsettlement unsettlement Sgm: N 1 uncertainty… …
32shilly-shally — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. vacillate, waver; dawdle, loiter. See uncertainty, inactivity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. falter, waver, fluctuate; see hesitate , pause . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. hesitate, wave, vacillate,… …
33weak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. feeble (see weakness); faulty, unsatisfactory; uncertain, unsure, irresolute; watery, diluted, attenuated; faint, soft. See imperfection, uncertainty, cowardice, changeableness, softness. II (Roget… …
34wishy-washy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. washed out, anemic, colorless; weak kneed or willed, spineless, irresolute, feeble, vacillating. See insipidity, weakness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Watery] Syn. insipid, thin, diluted, weak,… …
35hesitant — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Doubtful] Syn. vacilLating, wavering, irresolute, indecisive; see doubtful 2 , reluctant . 2. [Slow] Syn. delaying, faltering, reluctant, disinclined; see reluctant , slow 2 , unwilling . See Synonym Study at reluctant …
36indecisive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. irresolute, ambivalent, wishy washy*; see changeable 1 , doubtful 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. uncertain wavering, faltering, vacillating, waffling, irresolute, wishy washy, hesitant, undecided, *of two minds …
37Changeableness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Changeableness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 changeableness changeableness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 mutability mutability inconstancy Sgm: N 1 versatility versatility mobility Sgm: N 1 instability instability unstable e …
38Infirm — In*firm ([i^]n*f[ e]rm ), a. [L. infirmus: cf. F. infirme. See {In } not, and {Firm}, a.] 1. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution. [1913 Webster] A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. Shak. [1913… …
39shilly-shally — I. adverb Etymology: irregular reduplication of shall I Date: 1700 in an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner II. adjective Date: 1734 irresolute, vacillating III. intransitive verb (shilly shallied; shilly shallying) …
40Critical approaches to Hamlet — Hamlet and Ophelia, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti From its premiere at the turn of the 17th century, Hamlet has been one of Shakespeare s best known, most imitated, and most analyzed plays. The character of Hamlet played a critical role in Sigmund… …
