UNCERTAIN
\ʌnsˈɜːtən], \ʌnsˈɜːtən], \ʌ_n_s_ˈɜː_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of UNCERTAIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
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not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consquences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"
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not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"
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not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
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not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
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ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"
By Princeton University
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lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
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especially in the negative"no uncertain," as in"spoke in no uncertain terms"
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not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consquences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"
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not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"
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not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
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not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
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Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
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Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
By Oddity Software
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Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
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Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
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Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
