instable

[ in-stey-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

instable

/ ɪnˈsteɪbəl /

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word instabilis. See in- ³, stable ²

Skill was slowly obtained, and success, though integrity and independence must be given for it, dubious and instable.

The idea of justice, since it is subject, to the variations of sensibility, is of the most instable sort.

The day was dying, and the instable, impossible love was dying, too.

The resultant situation, being profoundly unsatisfactory, would also be instable.

But not many days passed before the instable people discovered how great a loss he was to them.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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