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Definition of Indecisive

1. Adjective. Characterized by lack of decision and firmness. "An indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill"

2. Adjective. Not definitely settling something. "A long and indecisive war"

3. Adjective. Not clearly defined. "Indecisive boundaries running through mountains"

Definition of Indecisive

1. a. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer.

Definition of Indecisive

1. Adjective. (context: of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Indecisive

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indecisive

indecent indecent liberties indecenter indecentest indecently indeciduate indeciduous indecimable indecipherability indecipherable

indecipherably indecision indecisions indecisive (current term) indecisively indecisiveness indecisivenesses indeclinability indeclinable indeclinables

indeclinably indecomposability indecomposable indecorous indecorously indecorousness indecorum indecorums

Literary usage of Indecisive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of England from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay, Henry Hart Milman (1864)
"... advised to imitate the example of Monk.f Mackay, meanwhile, wasted some weeks in marching, indecisive in countermarching, and in indecisive skirmishing. ..."

2. History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the by Archibald Alison (1860)
"315. formerly under Wurmser were converging towards the menaced point.1 40 Moreau's plan was to descend the valley of the Rhine, indecisive with his centre ..."

3. History of England by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1897)
"... advised to imitate the example of Monk.f Mackay, meanwhile, wasted some weeks in marching, in indecisive countermarching, and in indecisive skirmishing. ..."

4. A History of England by James Franck Bright (1889)
"20. down to Newbury, he found the place already occupied by the King's army. A great battle was there fought, as indecisive as the battle of ..."

5. A History of England by James Franck Bright (1880)
"20. down to Newbury, he found the place already occupied by the King's army. A great battle was there fought, as indecisive as the battle of Edgehill. ..."

6. Moltke: A Biographical and Critical Study by William O'Connor Morris (1893)
"The First Army in Picardy—indecisive battle near Amiens— Advance of the First Army into Normandy—Retreat of the French Army of the North—Rouen captured—Fall ..."

7. The History of England from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1866)
"... was advised to imitate the example of Monk.1 Mackay, meanwhile, wasted some weeks in march- mg, ul countermarching, and in indecisive skirmishing. ..."

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