Meanings
adjectiveunhesitative (comparative more unhesitative, superlative most unhesitative)
comparative more unhesitative · superlative most unhesitative
- Not hesitative; doing something without hesitating.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Latinhaereō
- Latinhaesitō
- Latinhaesitātus
- Englishhesitate
- Englishhesitative
- Englishunhesitative
From un- + hesitative.
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APA
unhesitative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhesitative
MLA
“unhesitative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhesitative. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhesitative,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhesitative.
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