Un-cēr'tain1, a.
a. [See INCERTAIN.]
Sense 1. Not certain; not positively known; questionable; equivocal; doubtful. “The fashion of uncertain evils.” Milton.
Sense 2. Not to be depended upon; unreliable; insecure.
The fruit of all the glory which he had acquired dwindled into an uncertain peace. W. Scott.
Sense 3. Not having certain knowledge; doubtful; not sure; dubious.
Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of every thing that he hopes for. Tillotson.
Sense 4. Not sure of the direction or the result. “Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim.” Dryden.
Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone. Gay.
Synonyms—Precarious; doubtful; dubious. See PRECARIOUS.