UNFIRM

shifting, unfirm

(adjective) (of soil) unstable; “shifting sands”; “unfirm earth”

unfirm, unsteady

(adjective) not firmly or solidly positioned; “climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder”; “an unfirm stance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unfirm (comparative more unfirm, superlative most unfirm)

Not firm; not strong or stable; feeble; infirm.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*firm", a.

Definition: Infirm. [R.] Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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