adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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I have never heard a more hesitant and pathetic approach to the problem.
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If we were asked, now, to define civilization in the singular, we should certainly be more hesitant .
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It may be more hesitant than the House of Representatives about extending the death penalty, for instance for drug-dealing.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He answered in his usual shy, hesitant manner.
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He was a little hesitant at first, but soon he had told her everything.
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I was hesitant about approaching the boss directly.
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It is not surprising that the government was hesitant to introduce such major reforms.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A hesitant hand to her mouth, a rather bemused smile in her eyes, she watched him walk away.
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In a changing job market, employees are hesitant .
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Most were reluctant, defensive, or simply hesitant to blow their own trumpet.
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There are lots of ceramics books, postcards and other visual stimuli around the shop, too, to help the hesitant .
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They seemed anxious and hesitant about leaving, as if uncertain of which direction to take.
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Yet, some large publishers are still hesitant about committing any money to a black magazine project.