hesitatory

English

Etymology

From hesitate +‎ -ory.

Adjective

hesitatory (comparative more hesitatory, superlative most hesitatory)

1. hesitating
   • a. 1734, Roger North, John Moore:

     His being suspicious, dubious, cautelous, and not soon determined, but hesitatory at unusual occurrences in his office

References

• “hesitatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.