instable

[ in-stey-buhl ]

adjective

1. not stable; unstable.

instable

/ ɪnˈsteɪbəl /

adjective

1. a less common word for unstable

Word History and Origins

Origin of instable¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word instabilis. See in- ³, stable ²

Example Sentences

Skill was slowly obtained, and success, though integrity and independence must be given for it, dubious and instable.

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The idea of justice, since it is subject, to the variations of sensibility, is of the most instable sort.

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The day was dying, and the instable, impossible love was dying, too.

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The resultant situation, being profoundly unsatisfactory, would also be instable.

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But not many days passed before the instable people discovered how great a loss he was to them.

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