irresolute

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective uncertain how to act or proceed

Etymology

First attested in 1580. Borrowed from French irrésolu or composed from ir- + resolute.

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