Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indecisively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: in-de-ci-sive-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an indecisive manner.

Example Sentences

"I stood there indecisively for a few minutes. Then I turned east, Londonwards."
"She stood indecisively in front of the drugstore, wanting a Coke icee. The heated aroma of warn donuts floated by on the damp air from the bakery next door, where they also had an icee machine, leaking crystal tendrils of cold condensation down its refrigerated front."
"Amid criticism that it was acting too slowly and indecisively in the face of disaster, TEPCO flooded three of its unstable reactors with water. It continues to do so while efforts continue towards long-term recovery."

Etymology

Etymology tree English indecisive Middle English -ly English -ly English indecisively From indecisive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more indecisively (comparative) most indecisively (superlative)

Questions

What does indecisively mean?: In an indecisive manner.
Where does indecisively come from?: Etymology tree English indecisive Middle English -ly English -ly English indecisively From indecisive + -ly.

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