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},
{
"sense": "fickle",
"word": "arbitrary"
},
{
"sense": "fickle",
"word": "capricious"
},
{
"sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
"word": "tottering"
},
{
"word": "wobbly"
},
{
"word": "rickety"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "inestable"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "sabitsiz"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nestabilen",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "нестабилен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "inestable"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instabiel"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "nestabila"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "epävakaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instable"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "inestable"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "inestábel"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "aramq̇ari",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "არამყარი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cvalebadi",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "ცვალებადი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "arasṭabiluri",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "არასტაბილური"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instabil"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "labil"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "astathḗs",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "ἀσταθής"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "astáthmētos",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "ἀστάθμητος"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "labil"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instabile"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "fuantei",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "不安定"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "aumaly",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "аумалы"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instavle"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instābilis"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "takahuirangi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "whakaroiroi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "koritaka"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâpâydâr",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "ناپایدار"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "niestabilny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "niestały"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instável"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instabil"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "inconstant"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "variabil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neustójčivyj",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "неусто́йчивый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "inestable"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "instabil"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "nopoydor",
"sense": "not stable",
"word": "нопойдор"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "readily decomposed or decomposable",
"word": "instable"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "readily decomposed or decomposable",
"word": "instabile"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "readily decomposed or decomposable",
"word": "xwenegir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "readily decomposed or decomposable",
"word": "instável"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "readily decomposed or decomposable",
"word": "inestable"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "readily decomposed or decomposable",
"word": "instable"
}
],
"word": "unstable"
}
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"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms prefixed with un-",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/eɪbəl",
"Rhymes:English/eɪbəl/3 syllables",
"en:Radioactivity"
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "unstable"
},
"expansion": "Middle English unstable",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "un",
"3": "stable"
},
"expansion": "un- + stable",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "unstables",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "unstabling",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "unstabled",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "unstabled",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs"
],
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{
"ref": "1992, Elizabeth Darracott Wheeler, Sir John Dodderidge, Celebrated Barrister of Britain, 1555-1628",
"text": "When the last tune of music floated from the fleet, he unstabled his quarter horse and headed for the coastal road leading west and north on his circuit.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To release (an animal) from a stable."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʌnˈsteɪbəɫ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪbəl"
},
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-unstable.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-unstable.wav.mp3",
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "unstable"
}
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