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incierto

uncertain, unsure

adjective een-SYER-toh Rare

Also means

false, untrue

Usage Note

Incierto covers two senses: something unknown or doubtful (el futuro es incierto — the future is uncertain), and something that is not true (un rumor incierto — an unfounded rumour). The noun form is la incertidumbre (uncertainty). Note that incertidumbre is the standard noun; inciertitud is not used in standard Spanish.

Examples

"El resultado del experimento sigue siendo incierto."

Natural Translation

The outcome of the experiment remains uncertain.

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