Word family noun decision indecision adjective decided ≠ undecided decisive ≠ indecisive verb decide adverb decidedly decisively ≠ indecisively
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishindecisivein‧de‧ci‧sive /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv◂/ ●○○ adjective 1 DECIDEunable to make clear decisions or choices OPP decisive a weak and indecisive leader2 CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDnot having a clear result SYN inconclusive a confused, indecisive battle —indecisively adverb —indecisiveness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
indecisive• People were trying to tell me I was too indecisive.• Macbeth shouldn't have been indecisive about the murder.• Half wanting to quit, half determined to persevere he was caught for some moments, indecisive and forlorn.• They may be indecisive and not know what they want.• I'm sorry to be so indecisive, but can I let you know tomorrow?• An indecisive commander is unlikely to win the confidence of his men.• an indecisive debate• He was notably indecisive, especially in a crisis.• There was a moment of indecisive silence, then rising voices, then the flies again.• Somewhere in the whitewashed recesses of the building a secretary tapped in indecisive spurts on a manual typewriter. 