Insecure.
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释义 | 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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