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incertain

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From Middle English incertayne, borrowed from Middle French incertain, derived in the 14th c. from certain, after Latin incertus (“uncertain”). By surface analysis, in- + certain.

adjective more incertain · most incertain · incertaine

obsolete Not certain, uncertain. ...or to be worse then worst Of those, that lawlesse and incertaine thought, Imagine howling, 'tis too horrible.
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@misc{incertain_2026,
  title = {incertain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incertain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}