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Term: Hesitant

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

feeling or showing hesitation; not certain or confident

Example: She was hesitant to ask for help.

Sense 2:

acting or done with hesitation; slow or reluctant

Example: The hesitant driver caused a traffic jam.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1:

in a hesitant manner; with hesitation or indecision

Example: She nodded hesitantly before speaking.