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un⋅cer⋅tain
[uhn-sur-tn] 
tn
–adjective
| 1. | not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality. |
| 2. | not confident, assured, or free from hesitancy: an uncertain smile. |
| 3. | not clearly or precisely determined; indefinite; unknown: a manuscript of uncertain origin. |
| 4. | vague; indistinct; not perfectly apprehended: an abstruse novel with uncertain themes. |
| 5. | subject to change; variable; capricious; unstable: a person of uncertain opinions. |
| 6. | ambiguous; unreliable; undependable: Her loyalties are uncertain. |
| 7. | dependent on chance or unpredictable factors; doubtful; of unforeseeable outcome or effect. |
| 8. | unsteady or flickering, as light; of changing intensity or quality. |
Related forms:
un⋅cer⋅tain⋅ly, adverb
un⋅cer⋅tain⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. unsure, unpredictable. Uncertain, insecure, precarious imply a lack of predictability. That which is uncertain is doubtful or problematical; it often involves danger through an inability to predict or to place confidence in the unknown: The time of his arrival is uncertain. That which is insecure is not firm, stable, reliable, or safe, and hence is likely to give way, fail, or be overcome: an insecure foundation, footing, protection. Precarious suggests great susceptibility to failure, or exposure to imminent danger: a precarious means of existence. 3. unsettled, undetermined. 8. irregular.
1. unsure, unpredictable. Uncertain, insecure, precarious imply a lack of predictability. That which is uncertain is doubtful or problematical; it often involves danger through an inability to predict or to place confidence in the unknown: The time of his arrival is uncertain. That which is insecure is not firm, stable, reliable, or safe, and hence is likely to give way, fail, or be overcome: an insecure foundation, footing, protection. Precarious suggests great susceptibility to failure, or exposure to imminent danger: a precarious means of existence. 3. unsettled, undetermined. 8. irregular.
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Uncertainly
Un*cer"tain*ly\, adv. In an uncertain manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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