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Definition of "indecisive" []

  • Prone to or characterized by indecision; irresolute: an indecisive manager. (adjective)
  • Inconclusive: an indecisive contest; an indecisive battle. (adjective)
  • Not clearly defined; indefinite: indecisive boundaries running through mountainous terrain. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "indecisive" in a sentence
  • "In the report compiled by the players' union, the attack coach Brian Smith is described as "indecisive, out of his depth, difficult to talk to and simply not good enough" and accused of looking to the Romania team for inspiration."
  • "I have noticed his judgement becoming increasingly flawed and he seems to have acquired in indecisive madness of Hamlet without its analytical interest."
  • "When you called her indecisive, what did you mean?"