3
wishy-washy(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, indefinite)
2
delaying
2
falter
2
hesitate
2
hesitation(noun, irresolution)
2
scrupling
2
stammering(verb, adjective)
2
agnostic(uncertain, hesitant, dubious, unsure)
2
balking(verb, slow, shy, averse, unwilling)
2
bashful(adjective, shy, hesitant, sluggish, late)
2
capricious
2
changeable(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant, indefinite)
2
diffident(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
2
disinclined(adjective, shy, doubtful, hesitant, diffident)
2
dubious(adjective, slow, uncertain, shy, hesitant)
2
equivocal(uncertain, unsettled, hesitant, dubious, unsure)
2
erratic
2
fickle(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant)
2
hesitancy(noun, irresolution)
2
inarticulate(adjective, unable)
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