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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unsured en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈʃʊə(ɹ)d/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From un- + sure + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Not made sure; unassured.
    • thy now unsured assurance to the crown c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]: