insecurely
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in·se·cure
(ĭn′sĭ-kyo͝or′)adj.
1. Not sure or certain; doubtful: unemployed and facing an insecure future.
2. Inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe: A shortage of military police made the air base insecure.
3. Not firm or fixed; unsteady: an insecure foothold.
4.
a. Lacking stability; troubled: an insecure relationship.
b. Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety: had always felt insecure at parties.
in′se·cure′ly adv.
in′se·cure′ness n.
in′se·cu′ri·ty (-kyo͝or′ĭ-tē) n.
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Adv. | 1. | insecurely - in a tentative and self-conscious manner; "she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father" securely - in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in front of the camera" |
2. | insecurely - in a manner involving risk; "our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money" securely - in a manner free from fear or risk; "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection" |
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Translations
بدون ثِقَه، بدون إطْمِئْنان
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insecure
(insiˈkjuə) adjective1. unsure of oneself or lacking confidence. Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.
2. not safe or firmly fixed. This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.
ˌinseˈcurely adverbˌinseˈcurity noun
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