hesitative

hes·i·ta·tive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hez-i-tey-tiv]
- /ˈhɛz ɪˌteɪ tɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hez-i-tey-tiv]
- /ˈhɛz ɪˌteɪ tɪv/

Definitions of hesitative word

adjective hesitative characterized by hesitation; hesitating. 1
noun hesitative Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating. 1

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Origin of hesitative

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95; hesitate + -ive

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Parts of speech for Hesitative

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hesitative

hesitative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hesitative usage trend in Literature

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