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1
not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched
- insecure twine allowed the bundle of newspapers to break open as soon as it was tossed to the ground
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2
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
- I always feel insecure in those high-end highfalutin restaurants
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“Insecure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecure. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of insecure was in 1646
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