Hesitant

[Lat. hæsitans.] Hesitating; deliberative; not prompt to act or decide. -Wanting aptne or fluency of speech. Hesitantly, adv . With doubt, pause, or hesitancy. Hesitate, v. a. [Lat. hæsito, hæsitatum , frequent. from hæreo, hæsum , to hang or hold fast, to stick. See ADHERE.] To stick fast; to remain fixed in a place; to stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be doubtful as to fact, principle, or determination; to be in suspense; as, he hesitates about the matter. To stammer; to halt or bungle in speech; as, a hesitating delivery. -v.a. To be undecided in reference to; to be vacillating about; also, to speak haltingly, or with hesitation; to stammer out. "Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike."-Pope. Hesitating, p . a . Doubting; pausing; stammering. Hes'it a tingly, adv . With hesitation or doubt. Hesita'tion, n. [Fr. hésit at i on , from L. Lat. hesitatio .] Act of hesitating; a pausing or delay in forming an opinion or commencing action; doubt. - A stopping in speech; intermi ion between words; stammering. "Many clergymen are unable to go on without perpetual hesitations." Swift .