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Unfirm

Unfirm \Un*firm"\, a. Infirm. [R.]
--Dryden.

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unfirm

a. Not firm; not strong or stable; feeble; infirm.

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unfirm

  1. adj. not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance" [syn: unsteady]

  2. (of soil) unstable; "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth" [syn: shifting]

Usage examples of "unfirm".

The springiness might have gone out of his step, and to a certain extent the seat in the saddle was unfirm, and the strength and poise of the body showed signs of abatement, but the fire in the eyes was undimmed and every line of the features was instinct to a wonderful degree with life and vitality.