Both Uses of
indecisive
in
A Separate Peace
- At the end there was an indecisive, semiserious silence and then Brinker said, "Phineas, if you please."
p. 167.5indecisive = where nobody was sure what to do next
- Finny muttered something which was too indecisive for Leper, who turned with a cleanly energetic gesture toward Brinker.
p. 173.9 *indecisive = leaving an outcome unknown or a question unanswered
Definitions:
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(1)
(indecisive as in: an indecisive decision maker) not good at making decisions due to a tendency to delay deciding or to change one's mind after deciding
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(2)
(indecisive as in: an indecisive election) leaving an outcome unknown or a question unanswered
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)