"vacillatory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more vacillatory [comparative], most vacillatory [superlative]
Etymology: From vacillate + -ory. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vacillate|ory}} vacillate + -ory Head templates: {{en-adj}} vacillatory (comparative more vacillatory, superlative most vacillatory)
  1. Liable to waver; irresolute and hesitant. Related terms: vacillate, vacillant, vacillating, vacillation Translations (liable to waiver): nakimmappoq (Greenlandic)
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