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unsurety

unsurety noun: lack of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt.

Noun

unsurety (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Lack of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt.
    • the unsurety of never so sure hopea. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Origin of unsurety

From un- + surety.

Questions about unsurety

What does unsurety mean?
Unsurety means lack of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt.
What part of speech is unsurety?
Unsurety is a noun.

Words near unsurety in the dictionary

  1. unsured
  2. unsurely
  3. unsureness
  4. unsurer
  5. unsurest
  6. unsurety
  7. unsurfable
  8. unsurfaced
  9. unsurfeited
  10. unsurfeiting
  11. unsurgical

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