dithery
Unable to choose
Dithery describes someone in a state of nervous indecision or fluttery agitation—unable to settle on a course of action: She got all dithery trying to decide what to wear.
The word captures both the mental state of uncertainty and the flustered, scattered behavior that accompanies it.
More common in British English.
Showing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- wafflingEvasive, indecisive speech
- shilly-shallyingProlonged indecisive behavior
oscillating · equivocating · flip-flopping · wishy-washy · uncommitted · undecided · noncommittal · ambivalent
Uneasy and apprehensive
uneasy · agitated · restless · overwrought · panicky · frazzled · rattled · shaken
Mentally confused, disoriented
- confusedUnable to understand
- disconcertedDisturbed and uneasy
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
muddled · disoriented · overwhelmed · distracted · scattered · addled · flummoxed · perplexed
wavering
Showing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- wafflingEvasive, indecisive speech
shilly-shallying · oscillating · equivocating · flip-flopping · wishy-washy · uncommitted · undecided · noncommittal · ambivalent · torn
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
fretful · uneasy · agitated · restless · overwrought · panicky · frazzled · rattled · shaken · harried
befuddled
Mentally confused, disoriented
- confusedUnable to understand
- disconcertedDisturbed and uneasy
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
scatterbrained · muddled · disoriented · overwhelmed · distracted · scattered · addled · flummoxed · perplexed · bewildered
tentative
Uncertain and provisional
unsure · doubtful · pausing · stalling · timid · diffident · reluctant · unconfident · second-guessing · overcautious