(adj) lacking stability or fixity or firmness, Ant. stable, Example:unstable political conditions; the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind; an unstable world economy
[ただよう, tadayou] (v5u, vi) (1) to drift; to float; (2) to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; (3) to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); (4) to wander; to walk around aimlessly; (5) (arch) to be unsteady; to be unstable; (6) (arch) to falter; to flinch; to wince; (7) (arch) to live in unreliable circumstances; (P)
[うきあし, ukiashi] (n) (1) standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; unstable stance; (2) having one's feet off the ground; reeling (from); swept away (by); in an ecstasy (of)