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Webster 1913 Edition
Incertain
In-cer′tain
,Noun.
Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.
– In-cer′tain-ly
, adv.
Very questionable and of
uncertain
truth. Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Incertain
INCER'TAIN
,Adj.
Definition 2024
incertain
incertain
English
Adjective
incertain (comparative more incertain, superlative most incertain)
- uncertain
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- And again, that as these acquisitions are in themselves generally worthless, so are the means to attain them not only base and infamous, but at best incertain, and always full of danger.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɛʁ.tɛ̃/
- Homophone: incertains
Adjective
incertain m (feminine singular incertaine, masculine plural incertains, feminine plural incertaines)