unsured

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ sure +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈʃʊə(ɹ)d/

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Adjective

unsured (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Not made sure; unassured.
   • 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]:

     thy now unsured assurance to the crown

References

• “unsured”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.