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hesitant, hesitating

adj. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

afraid

adj. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

doubtful, tentative

adj. unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

suspensive

adj. undecided or characterized by indecisiveness

antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)

adj. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative

adj. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

quavering, tremulous

adj. (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"

halting

adj. fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few halting words of sorrow"

broken

adj. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"

faltering

adj. unsteady in speech or action

stammering, stuttering

adj. unable to speak freely and easily

discouraged

adj. lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged about going there"

vacillant, vacillating, wavering

adj. uncertain in purpose or action

weak-kneed

adj. lacking will power or resolution: "the role of the dissenter is not for the weak-kneed"

decisive

adj. characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"

determined

adj. having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

determined

adj. characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy"

assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive

adj. aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

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