hesitant

adj.

Inclined or tending to hesitate.

hesitantly hes'i·tant·ly adv.

adjective

Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, tentative, timid, vacillant, vacillatory. See decide/hesitate.

adj

Definition: uncertain, waiting
Antonyms: certain, decisive, definite, resolute, sure, unhesitant, unwavering

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
  Synonyms: hesitating, irresolute

Meaning #2: acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
  Synonym: groping

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tøvende, nølende, usikker

Nederlands (Dutch)
aarzelend

Français (French)
adj. - hésitant, peu assuré, incertain, mal assuré, réticent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zögernd

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διστακτικός

Italiano (Italian)
esitante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - hesitante

Русский (Russian)
колеблющийся, запинающийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vacilante, indeciso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tvekande, osäker

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迟疑的, 犹豫不定的, 踌躇的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遲疑的, 猶豫不定的, 躊躇的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 머뭇거리는 , 분명치 않은, 말을 더듬는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 躊躇した, ためらいがちな, 躊躇する, ためらう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متردد, متحير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהסס, הססן‬

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