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trial-and-error(adjective, new, trial, untried, preliminary)
2
trial and error(expression, idiom)
2
unconcluded(adjective, plain, new, bare, trial)
2
uneasy
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unreliable(doubtful, vague, unsure)
2
vacillate
2
vicarious(extra, auxiliary, supernumerary)
2
watchful(adjective, careful, thoughtful, prudent, guarded)
2
watery(adjective, irresolute)
2
wavering(adjective, open, weak, uncertain, nervous)
1
dubious(adjective, open, uncertain, doubtful, vague)
1
wary(adjective, careful, vague, prudent, ambiguous)
1
abstract(adjective, vague, intellectual, logical, imaginary)
1
academic(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, vague, logical)
1
ad hoc
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afraid(uncertain, nervous, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
1
agnostic(uncertain, hesitant, dubious, unsure)
1
alert(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, guarded)
1
all ears(expression, careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful)
1
amateurish
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