uncertain

Definition

Not certain; unsure.

Etymology

From Middle English uncerteyn. By surface analysis, un- + certain.

Example Sentences

• "Conſider man without the protection and conduct of a ſuperior Being, and he is ſecure of nothing that he enjoys in this world, and uncertain of every thing that he hopes for."
• "Tomorrow's weather is uncertain."
• "Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear."

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