おぼつかない

Also written 覚束ない, かくそくない

Meanings

1. い-adjective uncertain; doubtful; unpromising
2. unreliable; unsteady; insecure; shaky; faltering
3. unclear; vague; hazy; indistinct

Example sentences

• こんな天気にかれが来るかどうかおぼつかないと思う。
  I have some doubts about his coming in this weather.
• 勤勉でなければ、成功はおぼつかない。
  You cannot succeed without being industrious.
• トムはおぼつかない足取りだった。
  Tom was unsteady on his feet.
• ヤニーはおぼつかない足取りだった。
  Yanni was unsteady on his feet.
• 彼の足取りはおぼつかなかった。
  He was unsteady on his feet.

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