Etymology

hesitative

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Today it means: Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating. Full definition →

English hesitate ← Latin haesitātus
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  1. Latinhaereō
  2. Latinhaesitō
  3. Latinhaesitātus
  4. Englishhesitate
  5. English todayhesitative

From hesitate + -ive.

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