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unsure

adjectiveattested in dialogue

uncertain, ambivalent.

adjective

  1. 1

    uncertain, ambivalent.

    I'm still unsure whether to attend the wedding.

  2. 2

    unstable or precarious

    unsure footing

Etymology

From Middle English unsure, equivalent to un- + sure. Piecewise doublet of insecure and unsecure.

Forms

comparative
unsurer
superlative
unsurest
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