hesitatory, a.
(ˈhɛzɪteɪtərɪ)
[f. as prec.: see -ory.]
= hesitative.
| a 1734 North Exam. (1740) 596 Being..cautelous, and not soon determined, but hesitatory at unusual Occurrences in his Office. 1849 Carlyle Reminisc. Irish Journ. 2 July (1882) 31 Voice thin, creaky, querulous-hesitatory. |