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vacillatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vac-il-la-to-ry
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Liable to waver; irresolute and hesitant.

Etymology

From vacillate + -ory.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more vacillatory (comparative) most vacillatory (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

vacillate vacillant vacillation

Synonyms

vacillating see others there

Questions

What does vacillatory mean?
Liable to waver; irresolute and hesitant.
Where does vacillatory come from?
From vacillate + -ory.

How to pronounce vacillatory

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