hesitational

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adjective

Relating to hesitation.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English hesitation ← Latin haesitātiō →
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Meanings

adjectivehesitational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to hesitation.

Origin

  1. Latinhaereō
  2. Latinhaesitō
  3. Latinhaesitātiō
  4. Englishhesitation
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Englishhesitational

From hesitation + -al.

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APA

hesitational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hesitational

MLA

“hesitational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hesitational. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hesitational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hesitational.

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