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91trébuchant — trébuchant, ante [ trebyʃɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1539; de trébucher 1 ♦ Qui trébuche; chancelant. Ivrogne titubant et trébuchant. Démarche trébuchante. ♢ Fig. Qui hésite à chaque difficulté, dont le cours est incertain. Les « notes trébuchantes d un… …
92vasouiller — [ vazuje ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • 1908; « fainéanter » 1904; dér. arg. de vaseux ♦ Fam. Être hésitant, peu sûr de soi, maladroit. « Je n ai vasouillé un peu qu au début » (Romains). ⇒ cafouiller, s embrouiller, merdoyer. ♢ (1932) Choses… …
93ezitant — EZITÁNT, Ă, ezitanţi, te, adj. Care ezită; şovăitor, nehotărât. – Din fr. hésitant. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 Ezitant ≠ decis, ferm, hotărât, încredinţat, neşovăielnic, neşovăitor Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa:… …
94irresolute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. infirm of purpose, of two minds, halfhearted; dubious, undecided, unresolved, undetermined; hesitating, on the fence; at a loss; vacillating, unsteady, changeable, fickle, capricious, volatile; weak …
95tentative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. experimental, provisional, conditional, temporary, makeshift. See expedience, experiment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. provisional, probationary, unconfirmed, not final, not settled, conditional,… …
96timid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fearful, cowardly, afraid, fainthearted, timorous; shrinking, bashful, shy, retiring, diffident; irresolute, hesitant; weak. See fear, modesty. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Cowardly] Syn. fainthearted …
97halting — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hesitant, uncertain, indecisive; see doubtful 2 , slow 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hesitant, *jerky, unsteady, disconnected, stuttering, stammering, faltering, stumbling, tentative, clumsy. ANT.: assured,… …
98hesitate — 01. When he asked her to marry him, she only [hesitated] a second before saying yes. 02. When someone knocked on her door late at night, she [hesitated], walked to the door, and peered through the peephole. 03. I [hesitate] to recommend him for… …
99hesitancy — noun 1. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hesitance • Derivationally related forms: ↑hesitant, ↑hesitant (for: ↑hesitance) …
100shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …
