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  • 31unstable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. irregular, fluctuating, unsteady; inconstant, vacillating, fickle, changeable, variable. See changeableness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a high center of gravity] Syn. unsteady, wavering,… …

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  • 32unsteady — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fluctuating, waving, shifting, vacillating, irresolute, shaky, tottery, wobbly, infirm. See inequality, changeableness, agitation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wobbly] Syn. unstable, wiggly, wavering …

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  • 33Irresolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irresolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irresolution irresolution infirmity of purpose indecision Sgm: N 1 indetermination indetermination undetermination Sgm: N 1 unsettlement unsettlement Sgm: N 1 uncertainty… …

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  • 34shil|ly-shal|ly — «SHIHL ee SHAL ee», adjective, adverb, verb, lied, ly|ing, noun. –adj. vacillating; wavering; hesitating; undecided: »I m not going to be stopped by any shilly shally nonsense (Anthony Trollope) …

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  • 35vac|il|la|to|ry — «VAS uh luh TAWR ee, TOHR », adjective. = vacillating. (Cf. ↑vacillating) …

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  • 36Changeable — Change a*ble, a. [Cf. F. changeable.] 1. Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor. [1913 Webster] 2. Appearing different, as in color, in different lights, or under different… …

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  • 37Doubtful — Doubt ful, a. 1. Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure.… …

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  • 38Feeble-minded — Fee ble mind ed, a. Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. comfort the feeble minded. 1 Thess. v. 14. {Fee ble mind ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 39Feeble-mindedness — Feeble minded Fee ble mind ed, a. Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. comfort the feeble minded. 1 Thess. v. 14. {Fee ble mind ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 40Fickle — Fic kle, a. [OE. fikel untrustworthy, deceitful, AS. ficol, fr. fic, gefic, fraud, deceit; cf. f[=a]cen deceit, OS. f?kn, OHG. feichan, Icel. feikn portent. Cf. {Fidget}.] Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not… …

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