uncertain
11uncertain — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not known, reliable, or definite. 2) not completely confident or sure. ● in no uncertain terms Cf. ↑in no uncertain terms DERIVATIVES uncertainly adverb …
12uncertain — c.1300, of indeterminate time or occurrence, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CERTAIN (Cf. certain) (adj.). Meaning not fully confident is recorded from late 14c. (implied in uncertainty). Related: Uncertainly …
13uncertain — [adj] doubtful, changeable ambiguous, ambivalent, chancy, conjectural, dubious, erratic, fitful, hanging by a thread*, hazy, hesitant, iffy*, incalculable, inconstant, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, insecure, irregular, irresolute, on… …
14uncertain — [un sʉrt′ n] adj. [ME uncertayn] 1. a) not surely or certainly known; questionable; problematic b) not sure or certain in knowledge; doubtful 2. not definite or determined; vague 3. liable to vary or change; not dependable or reliable 4 …
15uncertain — un|cer|tain [ ʌn sɜrtn ] adjective ** 1. ) not clearly known or understood: The origin of the word is uncertain. it is uncertain whether/why/how etc.: It is uncertain how they entered the property. remain uncertain: Despite recent research, the… …
16uncertain */*/ — UK [ʌnˈsɜː(r)t(ə)n] / US [ʌnˈsɜrt(ə)n] adjective 1) a) not clearly known or understood The origin of the word is uncertain. it is uncertain whether/why/how etc: It is uncertain how they entered the property. remain uncertain: Despite recent… …
17uncertain — un|cer|tain [ʌnˈsə:tn US ə:r ] adj 1.) [not before noun] feeling doubt about something = ↑unsure uncertain whether/how/what etc ▪ He was uncertain how much further he could walk. uncertain about/of ▪ I was uncertain about what to do next. 2.) not …
18uncertain — [[t]ʌnsɜ͟ː(r)t(ə)n[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ about/of n, ADJ wh/that If you are uncertain about something, you do not know what you should do, what is going to happen, or what the truth is about something. He was uncertain about …
19uncertain — adj. 1 not confident VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ leave sb ▪ H …
20uncertain — uncertainly, adv. uncertainness, n. /un serr tn/, adj. 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… …
