n. [ Pref. in- not + certain: cf. F. incertain, L. incertus. See Certain. ] Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. --
Very questionable and of uncertain truth. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
n. Uncertainty. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. un- not + certain. Cf. Incertain. ]
Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]
O woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
From certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a. ] To make uncertain. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an uncertain manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. un- not + certain. Cf. Incertain. ]
Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]
O woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
From certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a. ] To make uncertain. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an uncertain manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]