vacillant

[vas-uh-luhnt] / ˈvæs ə lənt /

ADJECTIVE

hesitant

Synonyms

WEAK

afraid averse backward dawdling delaying diffident disinclined doubtful doubting faltering half-hearted halting hanging back hesitating indecisive irresolute lacking confidence lazy loath pendulous reluctant shilly-shally shy skeptical slow tentative timid uneager unpredictable unsure unwilling vacillating vacillatory wavering

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He was at that time a weak and vacillant youth, given over to the same pleasures and vices which drove his father mad and caused his brother's death.

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And life became as easy to bear as a vacillant vision seen in dream.

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The business could not hold young Weldon's vacillant temperament for long; neither could Diana.

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