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the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] (237)
unfastc888

Insecure.

unstathelfasteOE

Unstable; not steadfast; unsettled, inconstant, wavering.

unsteadfasta1200

Of persons, the mind, etc.: Not steadfast in conduct or opinion; inconstant, fickle.

fleeting?c1225

That moves constantly, shifting, unstable, wandering; hence of a person or his attributes: Changeable, fickle, inconstant, vacillating. Obsolete.

changeablea1275

Of people and their thoughts, fortune, etc.: likely to change; fickle, inconstant.

ficklea1275

Changeable, changeful, inconstant, uncertain, unreliable. of persons, their attributes, feelings, etc.; also often, with personification, of…

unstablec1290

Not stable in purpose; vacillating, fickle, changeable.

waveringc1315

Vacillating, undecided, inconstant; faltering in resolution or allegiance.

flickerc1325

Unsteadfast, wavering.

loose in the haftc1325

loose in the haft (figurative), unstable, unreliable. to have other haft(s) in hand, to have other business to do, ‘other fish to fry’. Obsolete.

motleyc1380

Diversified in colour; variegated; particoloured; chequered; multicoloured. Formerly also: †made of motley (sense A. 1a) (obsolete).

unsadc1384

Not firm or steadfast; unreliable.

variablea1387

Of persons: Apt to change from one opinion or course of action to another; inconstant, fickle, unreliable.

variantc1386

Of persons: Changeful in disposition or purpose; inconstant, fickle. Also const. of or in. Now rare.

ticklec1400

Not to be depended upon; uncertain (in fact, action, duration, etc.); unreliable; changeable, inconstant, capricious, fickle, ‘kittle’. Now dialect.

inconstant1402

Of persons, or their character, actions, etc.: Not steadfast; fickle, changeable.

flitting1413

Shifting, unstable; variable, inconstant.

brittle1420

figurative. Inconstant, fickle; untrustworthy; unreliable. Now rare.

plianta1425

figurative. Easily influenced or directed; submissive or docile; compliant, accommodating, yielding.

mutablec1425

Inconstant in mind, will, or disposition; fickle; variable. Now chiefly literary and poetic.

shittle1440

Of persons and their faculties: Inconstant, variable, wavering; fickle, flighty; hasty, rash.

shittle-witted1448

moonishc1450

Resembling or belonging to the moon; round like the full moon. Also: †influenced by the moon; acting as if so influenced, changeable, fickle (obsolete

unconstant1483

= inconstant, adj. 1.

unfirm1483

Weak; wanting in strength or power; feeble, infirm, invalid. Obsolete.

varying?a1500

That varies, in senses of the verb; tending to vary or change. †Also const. from.

pliablea1513

figurative. Flexible in disposition or character; easily influenced or directed; docile, compliant, adaptable, submissive.

fluctuant1575

Moving like the waves; undulating. Chiefly figurative, unstable, wavering, changing.

changeling1577

Changeable, varying; inconstant, fickle. Now somewhat archaic and rare.

shittle-headed1580

cheverel1583

figurative. Of the nature of cheverel-leather; stretching, flexible, pliable, yielding, elastic; esp. in phrase a cheverel conscience.

off and on1583

Sometimes off and sometimes on; intermittent, taking place at intervals; vacillating, inconstant, fluctuating; (of a sick person): not noticeably…

chameleon-like1589

Like, or after the manner of, a chameleon.

changeful1590

Likely to change; characterized by change; varying; inconstant, fickle. Chiefly poetic and literary.

limber1602

figurative.

unsteady1604

Not steady or constant in respect of conduct or purpose; fluctuating, fickle, wavering.

ticklish1606

Unstable, unsteady, unsettled, uncertain, fickle.

skittish1609

Fickle, inconstant, changeable; tricky, difficult to deal with or manage.

startling1619

Irresolute, wavering; fickle. Cf. startle, v. 6a. Obsolete.

labile1623

gen. Of an abstract concept or thing: changeable, mutable; slippery, unstable.

uncertaina1625

Of persons: Variable, fickle, changeable, capricious.

cheverelized1625

remuant1625

Restless, changeable; fickle.

fluctuate1631

Tossed on the waves; fickle as the waves, wavering.

fluctuary1632

Having the character of waves; fluctuating, uncertain.

various1636

Of persons. Changeable in character; inconstant, unstable; fickle. Obsolete.

contrarious1643

Mutually opposed, antagonistic; self-contradictory, inconsistent. ? Obsolete.

epileptical1646

figurative. Spasmodic; inconstant: also, hard to hold or retain.

fluxilea1654

= fluxible, adj. 3.

shittle-braineda1655

multivolent1656

Having many different desires, wishes, etc.; changeable, fickle, vacillating.

totter-headed1662

light-headed, frivolous, changeful.

on and off1668

Now usually hyphenated. = off and on, adj.

self-inconsistent1678

Of a person: not consistent in reasoning or behaviour.

weathercocka1680

attributive and appositive, passing into adj. = changeable, inconstant.

whifflinga1680

Inconstant, shifting; evasive.

versatile1682

Of persons: fickle, inconstant. rare.

veering1684

figurative. Vacillating, variable, changeful.

fast and loose1697

Inconstant, inconsistent; irresponsible, immoral.

inconsistent1709

Of a person: Not consistent in thought or action. Const. with, †rarely to (oneself, one's principles, etc.).

insteadfast1728

Not steadfast, unsteadfast.

unfixing1810

(un-, prefix1 affix 4.)

unsteadied1814

(un-, prefix1 affix 2.)

chameleonic1821

Chameleon-like; given to change, inconstant.

labefact1874

Shaken, tottering.

ballastless1884

Without ballast; (figurative) unsteady, lacking moral or intellectual stability or weight.

weathercocky1886

fickle, changeable.

whiffle-minded1902

changeable, fickle.

Subcategories:

— of feeling or conduct (3)
— weak in character or will (52)
— capricious or whimsical (105)
— temporizing or trimming (7)
— mischievous (2)
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