Inconclusive [adjective]

Definition of Inconclusive:

up in the air

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Sentence/Example of Inconclusive:

A second opinion from James Andrews, a leading elbow expert, was inconclusive.

Studies of natural disasters have been similarly inconclusive.

An additional test taken Saturday morning “came back inconclusive” that night, he said, and Loeffler notified “those with whom she had sustained direct contact.”

The most important limitation of the study, the researchers wrote, is that “the findings are inconclusive.”

The board will say whether the vaccine is effective, doesn’t work, or that the trial should continue because the results are inconclusive.

Reports quickly started coming in from researchers alleging that two of the chemicals repeatedly produced inconclusive results.

The guidelines are a big improvement, but the diagnoses can still be complicated, sometimes relying on inconclusive tests and steps that vary with the patient’s age.

The academic literature on the performance of companies’ post-split stocks is inconclusive.

Yet with all the moving pieces, the headline for investors here is to be “prepared for volatility in the event of an inconclusive result,” says McLoughlin.

Viking was the first spacecraft to search for life on Mars, but its results were inconclusive.