Similar words
zaghaft
zaghaft is more about timidity or hesitancy from fear; zögerlich is more about simple hesitation, a reluctance to act.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
dubitativo
dubitativo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hesitant."
Practice
1 What does zögerlich mean?
hesitant
2 Fill the gap: Er antwortete ___.
Full sentence: Er antwortete zögerlich. (He answered hesitantly.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches zögerlich?
zögerlich: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.