indecisive
adjective /ˌɪn.dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/Definition
› not good at making decisions: He is widely thought to be an indecisive leader.Doubt and ambivalenceHesitating › not having a clear meaning or producing a decisionUncertaintyHesitatingAchievable indecisively /-li/ adverb
(Definition of indecisive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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