Here, this can be a fun learning experience......
I remember when PC was becoming vogue.
A meeting of some officials of a business, our government entity, used the word niggardly in explaining a situation re: a budget request.
He was ostracized in the press for it, etc, as being a racist statement.
It is not.....
Definition of niggardly
1
: grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
… management was being niggardly with raises. — Dana Canedy
2
: provided in meanly limited supply
… niggardly funding of planetary science. — Richard Wolkomir
niggardliness noun
niggardly adverb.
Lets look at unstable, then, shall we....
unstableTo be unstable is to lack stability, meaning things could change without warning, like an unstable bookshelf that is likely to fall down. If you are unstable emotionally, you might be
ecstatically happy one minute and horribly depressed and angry the next. ( like some folk around here, lol!)
The adjective unstable means the opposite of stable.
Stable is derived from the Latin base word stare meaning “to stand.”
If a building, family, person, bridge, or chemical solution is stable it will “stand still,” even if something unexpected happens. On the other hand, if a person or thing is unstable and stress is applied, he, she, or it is likely to shift position, possibly in a dangerous way.
Definitions of
unstable
1
adj
subject to change; variable ( good, change CAN be good, doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results, insanity)
“everything was unstable following the coup”
Synonyms:
fluidchangeable, changeful
such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
adj lacking stability or fixity or firmness
“unstable political conditions”
“the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind”
“an unstable world economy”
( could fluid also mean not rigid, and therefor, adjustable?)
Synonyms:
inconstant
likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable
impermanent, temporary
not permanent; not lasting
coseismal, coseismic
being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously
crank, cranky, tender, tippy
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
explosive, volatile
liable to lead to sudden change or violence
rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
rocky
liable to rock
seismal, seismic
subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
top-heavy
unstable by being overloaded at the top
tottering
(of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse
volcanic
explosively unstable
unsteady
subject to change or variation
Antonyms:
stableresistant to change of position or condition Oh goodness, that could be bad.....
show more antonyms...
adj affording no ease or reassurance
Synonyms:
precarious
uneasy
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
adj suffering from severe mental illness
Synonyms:
mentally ill, unsound
insane
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
adj disposed to psychological variability
“his rather unstable religious convictions”
Synonyms:
irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
adj highly or violently reactive
“sensitive and highly unstable compounds”
Synonyms:
reactive
participating readily in reactions
Who here would say our governing policies "have" been stable?
What has this stability provided?
What has it "not" provided, because it was "not" fluid, and too stubborn in its own stability?
Words, like numbers, can be tweaked and adjusted depending on just how much we need to affirm our self, and fool others into thinking it must be true.....
That my friends, is a unstable way to live life
Class dismissed
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