uncertainlyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsəːtnli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsərtnli/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 5.

a. In an uncertain or variable manner; at random, by chance or accident.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > randomly or haphazardly

into uncertain1382

uncertainlya1387

at adventure (also adventures)c1390

at or on six and sevena1398

auntersa1450

at all adventure (also adventures)1485

by hab or by nab1530

at rovers (rarely rover)c1531

hab or nab1542

hitty-missy1553

rovingly1583

haphazard1600

random1619

unsight, unseena1627

happy-be-lucky1633

cross and pile1648

temerariously1669

happy-go-lucky1672

à tort et à travers1749

randomly1765

chance-medley1822

haphazardly1832

willy-nilly1908

by guess and by God (or Godfrey)1931

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adverb]

tealtea1023

uncertainlya1387

incertainly1530

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 217 Þese trowed þat al þing was vncertenliche i-made.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 160 They use these sixe..uncertainly, somtyme of the masculyne gendre and somtyme of the feminyne.

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 12 With the swelling of the salt water..they shall shoote verie vncertainlie.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Pref. sig. ***2 That Motion of Sensless Atoms Declining Uncertainly from the Perpendicular.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews v. vii, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 147 The affairs of the Hebrews were managed uncertainly, and tended to disorder, and to the contempt of God.

b. At an indefinite time. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at an indefinite time

uncertainly1683

anywhere1834

1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 25 When the inexorabl Messenger, whose Name is the First Death, shal com (as certenly, and yet, as uncertenly hee wil).

2. Without definite result, course, or aim.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adverb]

in a waver1519

uncertainly1555

waveringlya1603

irresolutely1617

unresolvedly1621

off and ona1641

hesitantly1660

humdrum1660

irresolvedly1680

undecisively1771

hesitatingly1800

on or upon the waver1806

indecisively1828

vacillatinglya1849

oscillatively1852

hesitatively1881

shakenly1890

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. viii. f. 80 Whyle the matter was thus vncerteynly debated.

1567 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. 152 Therefore the Prieste iudginge that, y^t he cannot know, muste needes wander vncertainely, and be a very doubteful Iudge.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 484 It were better for them to settle in any one certaine place whatsoever, than still to wander uncertainely upon the seas.

1655 Campion's Art of composing Musick in Parts in J. Playford Introd. Skill Musick ii. 40 Doing that safely and resolutely which others attempt timorously and uncertainly.

1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iii. 202 [They] floated in the Waters among one another uncertainly.

1883 Cent. Mag. 26 44 The poor beast ran uncertainly in all directions.

3. Without clear or definite knowledge or statement; doubtfully, undecidedly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adverb]

doubtouslyc1350

incertainly1530

doubtinglya1535

unsurely1595

falteringly1611

uncertainly1613

dubitatively1615

with a grain of salt1647

doubtily1654

hesitantly1660

unsatisfiedly1661

doubtfully1664

Pyrrhonically1710

uncertaina1718

dubitatingly1827

undecidedly1856

1613 William I in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) III. 144 The slaughter of the English is uncertainly reported.

1664 S. Pepys Diary 11 Nov. (1971) V. 319 Some in Germany do derive themselfs from the patrician familys of Rome, but that uncertainly.

1742 Jura Ecclesiastica II. 351 To that two great Objections were made, that this Custom is unreasonable in itself and uncertainly set forth.

1795 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 154 I have perceived this phænomenon only eleven times with perfect certainty, and only a few other times uncertainly.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 104 Joel fore~told, not as uncertainly, not as anticipation, or hope, or longing, but absolutely and distinctly, that [etc.].

1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xv. 255 A group of low islets whose position is very uncertainly indicated in the charts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncertainly
释义	uncertainlyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsəːtnli/, U.S. /ˌənˈsərtnli/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 5. 1. a. In an uncertain or variable manner; at random, by chance or accident. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > randomly or haphazardly into uncertain1382 uncertainlya1387 at adventure (also adventures)c1390 at or on six and sevena1398 auntersa1450 at all adventure (also adventures)1485 by hab or by nab1530 at rovers (rarely rover)c1531 hab or nab1542 hitty-missy1553 rovingly1583 haphazard1600 random1619 unsight, unseena1627 happy-be-lucky1633 cross and pile1648 temerariously1669 happy-go-lucky1672 à tort et à travers1749 randomly1765 chance-medley1822 haphazardly1832 willy-nilly1908 by guess and by God (or Godfrey)1931 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adverb] tealtea1023 uncertainlya1387 incertainly1530 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 217 Þese trowed þat al þing was vncertenliche i-made. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 160 They use these sixe..uncertainly, somtyme of the masculyne gendre and somtyme of the feminyne. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 12 With the swelling of the salt water..they shall shoote verie vncertainlie. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Pref. sig. **2 That Motion of Sensless Atoms Declining Uncertainly from the Perpendicular. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews* v. vii, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 147 The affairs of the Hebrews were managed uncertainly, and tended to disorder, and to the contempt of God. b. At an indefinite time. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at an indefinite time uncertainly1683 anywhere1834 1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 25 When the inexorabl Messenger, whose Name is the First Death, shal com (as certenly, and yet, as uncertenly hee wil). 2. Without definite result, course, or aim. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adverb] in a waver1519 uncertainly1555 waveringlya1603 irresolutely1617 unresolvedly1621 off and ona1641 hesitantly1660 humdrum1660 irresolvedly1680 undecisively1771 hesitatingly1800 on or upon the waver1806 indecisively1828 vacillatinglya1849 oscillatively1852 hesitatively1881 shakenly1890 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. viii. f. 80 Whyle the matter was thus vncerteynly debated. 1567 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. 152 Therefore the Prieste iudginge that, y^t he cannot know, muste needes wander vncertainely, and be a very doubteful Iudge. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 484 It were better for them to settle in any one certaine place whatsoever, than still to wander uncertainely upon the seas. 1655 Campion's Art of composing Musick in Parts in J. Playford Introd. Skill Musick ii. 40 Doing that safely and resolutely which others attempt timorously and uncertainly. 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iii. 202 [They] floated in the Waters among one another uncertainly. 1883 Cent. Mag. 26 44 The poor beast ran uncertainly in all directions. 3. Without clear or definite knowledge or statement; doubtfully, undecidedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adverb] doubtouslyc1350 incertainly1530 doubtinglya1535 unsurely1595 falteringly1611 uncertainly1613 dubitatively1615 with a grain of salt1647 doubtily1654 hesitantly1660 unsatisfiedly1661 doubtfully1664 Pyrrhonically1710 uncertaina1718 dubitatingly1827 undecidedly1856 1613 William I in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) III. 144 The slaughter of the English is uncertainly reported. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 11 Nov. (1971) V. 319 Some in Germany do derive themselfs from the patrician familys of Rome, but that uncertainly. 1742 Jura Ecclesiastica II. 351 To that two great Objections were made, that this Custom is unreasonable in itself and uncertainly set forth. 1795 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 154 I have perceived this phænomenon only eleven times with perfect certainty, and only a few other times uncertainly. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 104 Joel fore~told, not as uncertainly, not as anticipation, or hope, or longing, but absolutely and distinctly, that [etc.]. 1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xv. 255 A group of low islets whose position is very uncertainly indicated in the charts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1387
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