Meanings
adjectivehesitatory (comparative more hesitatory, superlative most hesitatory)
comparative more hesitatory · superlative most hesitatory
- hesitating
His being suspicious, dubious, cautelous, and not soon determined, but hesitatory at unusual occurrences in his office
a. 1734, Roger North, John Moore
Origin
- Latinhaereō
- Latinhaesitō
- Latinhaesitātus
- Englishhesitate
- Englishhesitatory
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