instable
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of instable
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word instabilis. See in- 3, stable 2
Example Sentences
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Moreover, the conflict is becoming more drawn out, and even if it subsides there is a risk of an instable resolution where Iranian nuclear material and know-how leaks out to hostile groups around the Gulf.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
But they’re still a little too instable in some areas to pull through and play to the level of their talent.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2017
But not many days passed before the instable people discovered how great a loss he was to them.
From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway
The distance of the former, and the cautious, unassuming character of its minister here, is one cause of delays: a greater one is, the greediness and instable character of the Emperor.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
Yet I suspect my reformation, like most others of the kind, will prove instable as "the baseless fabric of a vision," unless I banish myself entirely from her society.
From The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton by Hannah Webster Foster
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