different between unstable vs hurried

English

Etymology

un- +? stable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ste?b??/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Adjective

unstable (comparative more unstable, superlative most unstable)

1. Having a strong tendency to change.
2. Fluctuating; not constant.
3. Fickle.
4. Unpredictable.
5. (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
6. (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

Synonyms

• (having strong tendency to change): labile
• (fluctuating, not constant): instable (rare); see also Thesaurus:unsteady
• (fickle): arbitrary, capricious
• (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): tottering, unsteady, wobbly; see also Thesaurus:rickety

Antonyms

• stable

Related terms

• instability
• unstability (rare)

Translations

Verb

unstable (third-person singular simple present unstables, present participle unstabling, simple past and past participle unstabled)

1. (transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable.

Anagrams

• abluents, ant-blues, bleaunts, blue ants, tunables, unablest

English

Alternative forms

• hurryed (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??id/
• (US, accents with the "Hurry-furry" merger) IPA^(key): /?h?id/
• (US, accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger) IPA^(key): /?h??id/

Adjective

hurried (comparative more hurried, superlative most hurried)

1. Done in a hurry; rushed.

Verb

hurried

1. simple past tense and past participle of hurry

Anagrams

• dhurrie