insecurely
adverb
uk/ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊə.li/us/ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊr.li/insecurelyadverb(NOT SAFELY)
in a way that is notsafeorstrong:
Theshelveswere insecurelyfastenedandfellto thefloor.
- Theyremoveanyweakor insecurelyrootedtrees.
- The car'strimis insecurelyattachedandfallsoffeasily.
- Herhatwasperchedinsecurely ontopof herhead.
- Theorganizationisinadequatelyand insecurelyfunded.
Unsafe and insecure
- appealingly
- at stakeidiom
- be on the lineidiom
- day
- in the firing lineidiom
- indefensible
- insecure
- insecurity
- jeopardy
- shaky
- sketchy
- someone's/something'sdays are numberedidiom
- stake
- struggle
- threat
- threatened
- tippy
- unbalanced
- unstable
- unsupervised
insecurelyadverb(NOT CONFIDENTLY)
in a way thatshowssomeone is notconfidentor notcertain:
Thesongwas a little insecurelyperformed.
See
insecure
- Shestartedinsecurely, butgainedconfidence.
- Iheardhisvoicepipinginsecurely.
Doubt & ambivalence
- ambivalence
- ambivalent
- ambivalently
- askance
- be in two mindsidiom
- have a foot in both campsidiom
- haw
- hem
- hem and hawidiom
- hum and hawidiom
- nonplussed
- quandary
- rudderless
- shades of greyidiom
- shilly-shally
- wary
- waver
- wavering
- wishy-washy
- wobble
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Uncertainty