Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-SE-CURE'
IN-SE-CURE', a. [in and secure.]
- Not secure; not safe; not confident of safety; used of persons. No man can be quiet, when he feels insecure.
- Not safe; not effectually guarded or protected; unsafe; exposed to danger or loss. Goods on the ocean are insecure. Hay and grain unhoused are insecure. Debts are often insecure.
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