Both Uses of
irresolute
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- An expression of irresolution passed for an instant over her face, but her eyes had hardened again when she answered me.†
Chpt 7 *
- Finally Stapleton turned upon his heel and beckoned in a peremptory way to his sister, who, after an irresolute glance at Sir Henry, walked off by the side of her brother.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
uncertain how to act or proceed
The prefix "ir-" in irresolute means not and reverses the meaning of resolute. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "R" as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible.