abulic

1 9.9

Unable to decide or act

adjective
/əˈbjuːlɪk/

Specialized

: abulico

His abulic behavior made it hard for him to choose even what to eat for breakfast.

Examples

Caught up in her abulic condition, Spain opts to make no choices at all and allows herself to be consumed by a deep sense of lethargy.

Academic text (1992)
After weeks of indecision, his friends worried that he was becoming increasingly abulic and unable to make simple choices.
Feeling abulic, she struggled to pick what to wear for the dinner party, staring blankly at her closet.

Synonyms

aboulic

vsabulic

Specialized

9.9

Not able to make decisions or do things without help

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling

Antonyms

active

232 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

decisive

39 3.7

Able to choose quickly and firmly

How Motivated

motivated

254 2.5

apathetic

24 6.8

unmotivated

8 4.4

abulic

Specialized

1 9.9

Surface Forms

abulic positive

Morphology

abulic = abulia (transparent) = abulia + ic

Formed by the regular adjective-forming suffix '-ic' on the noun 'abulia', so the relation 'relating to abulia' is straightforward.

Etymology

Abulic comes from the Greek parts a- meaning 'without' and boulē meaning 'will' or 'wish'. So a person who is abulic is 'without will' and has trouble making choices or acting.