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Un*cer"tain (ŭn*s&etilde_;r"tĭn), a. [Pref. un- not + certain. Cf. Incertain.] 1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. Chaucer.
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Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for. Tillotson.
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2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
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O woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! Sir W. Scott.
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3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. “The fashion of uncertain evils.” Milton.
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From certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden.
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4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
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Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. Dryden.
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Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone. Gay.
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Syn. -- See Precarious.
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Un*cer"tain, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a.] To make uncertain. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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