uncertain

Not certain; unsure.

Conſider man without the protection and conduct of a ſuperior Being, and he is ſecure of nothing that he enjoys in this world, and uncertain of every thing that he hopes for.

Not known for certain; questionable.

Tomorrow's weather is uncertain.

Not yet determined; undecided.

Variable and subject to change.

Fitful or unsteady.

Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.