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adjective

Insecure adj.

Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss. "With sorrow and insecure apprehensions."

Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss. "The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and precarious."

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Etymology of 'Insecure'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Insecure" Quotes from Famous Books

... place; but at present, I suppose they will. I wish it also, because M. de Hector, his only competitor, has on some occasions shown little value for the connection with us. Lambert, the Comptroller General, is thought to be very insecure. I should be sorry also to lose him. I have worked several days with him, the Marquis de La Fayette, and Monsieur du Pont, (father of the young gentleman gone to America with the Count de Moustier) to reduce ...

— The Writings of Thomas Jefferson - Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) • Thomas Jefferson

... of the journey he earned his four francs. Twice he reshifted the pack because Constance thought it insecure (it was a disgracefully unprofessional pack; most guides would have blushed at the making of it); once he retraced their path some two hundred yards in search of a veil she thought she had dropped—it turned ...

— Jerry • Jean Webster

... royalist of course, had been mayor of the commune which includes Ploumar, the scattered hamlets of the coast, and the stony islands that fringe the yellow flatness of the sands. He had felt his position insecure, for there was a strong republican element in that part of the country; but now the conversion of Jean-Pierre made him safe. He was very pleased. "You have no idea how influential those people are," he explained to his wife. "Now, I am ...

— Tales of Unrest • Joseph Conrad

... scarcely exchanged words during the entire night, but now she accepted my proffered hand gladly, and with a smile, springing lightly from the deck to the insecure footing ...

— The Devil's Own - A Romance of the Black Hawk War • Randall Parrish

... influences the movement of the animal by detracting from its firmness and practically weakening the entire frame, even to the extent of rendering him insecure on his feet and liable to fall. This condition of weakness is sometimes so pronounced that he is exposed to fall even when standing at rest and unmolested, the knees being unable even to bear their portion of the ...

— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture

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