hesitant
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Definition of hesitant
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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.”
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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”).
Words you can make from hesitant
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60 words- ASHEN 8 pts
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3-letter words
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