Sekirov Dictionary

unstable

/ʌnˈsteɪ.bəl/

adjective 7
verb 1
forms 7

adjective7

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Not stable.
- The structure is too unstable to stand safely.
Having a strong tendency to change.
•
Fluctuating; not constant.
- The political situation remains unstable.
(figurative) Fickle.
(figurative) Unpredictable.
Readily decomposable.
Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

verb1

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To release (an animal) from a stable.
- When the last tune of music floated from the fleet, he unstabled his quarter horse and headed for the coastal road leading west and north on his circuit. — 1992

forms

unstabled · unstabling · unstables · more unstable · unstabler · most unstable · unstablest

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