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unstable
What does unstable mean?
unstable (adjective): lacking stability or fixity or firmness.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use unstable in a sentence?
- The tower proved to be unstable in the high wind. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- An unstable world economy. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce unstable?
/ənˈsteɪbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does unstable come from?
From Middle English unstable; equivalent to un- (“not”) + stable.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “unstable” mean?
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
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first in a series of copies or versions
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having or giving off a high temperature
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of lesser importance or stature or rank
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