UNASSURED

unassured

(adjective) lacking boldness or confidence

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unassured (comparative more unassured, superlative most unassured)

Not assured.

Uninsured.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`as*sured", a.

1. Not assured; not bold or confident.

2. Not to be trusted. [Obs.] Spenser.

3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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