/ ˈhezɪtənt; NAmE / adjective
hesitant (about sth) | hesitant (to do sth) slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling :
a hesitant smile
She's hesitant about signing the contract.
the baby's first few hesitant steps
Doctors are hesitant to comment on the new treatment.
► hesi·tant·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin haesitant- being undecided, from the verb haesitare , from haerere stick, stay.