English Dictionary: uncertain | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for uncertain | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a.] To make uncertain. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\, a. [Pref. un- + certain. Cf. {Incertain}.] 1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. --Chaucer. Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for. --Tillotson. 2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze. O woman! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! --Sir W. Scott. 3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. [bd]The fashion of uncertain evils.[b8] --Milton. From certain dangers to uncertain praise. --Dryden. 4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible. Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. --Dryden. Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone. --Gay. Syn: See {Precarious}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Uncertain, TX (city, FIPS 74240) Location: 32.70856 N, 94.12249 W Population (1990): 194 (148 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) |