[あやうい, ayaui] (adj-i) (1) dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; (2) in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; (3) uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; (4) close (i.e. a close call); narrow; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Insecure \In`se*cure"\, a.
1. Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence;
distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
[1913 Webster]
With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe;
unstable; exposed to danger or loss. --Bp. Hurg.
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The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and
precarious. --Mickle.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
insecure
adj 1: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way;
"the hinge is insecure" [ant: {secure}]
2: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly
insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: {insecure}, {unsafe}]
[ant: {secure}]
3: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person
lacking mental stability" [ant: {secure}, {unafraid},
{untroubled}]
4: not safe from attack [syn: {insecure}, {unsafe}]
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