All 3 Uses of
irresolute
in
The Sunlight Dialogues
- He paused irresolute for a moment and not fully aware what it was that had distracted him from his purpose.†
Chpt 10 *
- She stood irresolute, mind racing.†
Chpt 16
- The main thing he felt was a kind of generalized annoyance—at the squishyness of the mud, which made him fall twice onto one knee, smearing his trousers and the hem of his coat; at the way Marguerite would keep wondering, now, whatever had happened to that nice young man; at the general irresolution of life.†
Chpt 23
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.