hesitant
adj.adj. slow to speak or act because you feel unsure or nervous. You might feel this way when you are worried about making a mistake.
adj. showing or feeling a lack of certainty or willingness; tentative in manner or action. Often used predicatively after a linking verb.
She was hesitant to answer the phone.
The committee was hesitant to approve the new budget without seeing a more detailed breakdown of the costs.
Investors remained hesitant throughout the fiscal quarter, waiting for a clearer signal from the central bank before committing to any large-scale acquisitions.
Borrowed from Latin haesitans, present participle of haesitare (“to stick fast, to hesitate”).
Commonly followed by a 'to' + infinitive construction or the preposition 'about'.
he was hesitant of the planhe was hesitant about the planThe adjective 'hesitant' typically pairs with 'about' or 'to', not 'of'.