1. Indécis. Une personne hésitante.
2. Embarrassé. Avoir la parole hésitante.
Fragmentary or halting from emotional strain.
ETYM Latin haesitans, p. pr. of haesitare: cf. French hésitant. Related to Hesitate.
Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; SYN. hesitating, irresolute.
ETYM Old Eng. looth, loth, as. lâth hostile, odious; akin to os. lâth, German leid, Icel. leithr, Swed. led, German leiden to suffer, Old High Germ. lîdan to suffer, go, cf. as. lîthan to go, Goth. leipan, and Eng. lead to guide.
Unwillingness to do something contrary to one's custom; SYN. loth, reluctant.
ETYM Latin reluctans, -antis, p. pr. of reluctari. Related to Reluct.
1. Not eager.
2. Unwilling to become involved.
ETYM Latin reticens, p. pr. of reticere to keep silence; re- + tacere to be silent. Related to Tacit.
1. Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; SYN. self-effacing.
2. Temperamentally disinclined to talk; SYN. untalkative.
ETYM Pref. un- + certain. Related to Incertain.
1. Lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; SYN. unsure, incertain.
2. Not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown.
3. Not certain to occur; not inevitable.
4. Not consistent or dependable.
5. Not firm or secure.
6. Not safe from danger or mishap; SYN. unsure.
7. Especially in the negative as in, meaning.