Insecure or unsecure when dealing with security? Insecure means lacking in security Unsecured means not secured, not fastened, or not guaranteed *Unsecure is not a word as far as I can tell In your example the correct usage is insecure, meaning that the security of the system was found to be lacking
pejorative language - Word for someone who always seeks appreciation . . . An insecure person: Insecure people have little confidence and are uncertain about their own abilities or if other people really like them: I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure He still feels insecure about his ability to do the job (Cambridge Dictionary) A narcissist:
What do you call someone who thinks everyone is incompetent (doesnt . . . deeply insecure about themselves frequently compensated for their insecurity by convincing themselves (subconsciously, perhaps) that others can't possibly be as smart as they are their treatment of others was a defensive maneuver designed (again, probably subconsciously) to protect their fragile ego
Instable or unstable? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange From my experience, it seems that although unstable is more commonly used, instable is often preferred in engineering and scientific contexts, e g "aircraft instability", "instable algorithm" Are
A word for someone always defaming people whilst constantly trying to . . . A pair of words, that would be more descriptive than an accurate label, could be insecure narcissist Further, it snugs in under the guise of an "oxymoron", seemingly Further, it snugs in under the guise of an "oxymoron", seemingly
formality - When ending an email, should I use Yours faithfully or . . . The traditional British style would be to use yours faithfully for letters starting Dear Sir, Dear Madam, or something grander such as My Lord, and to use yours sincerely for the slightly less formal letters starting with a name such as Dear Mr Smith, Dear Baroness Jones, Dear Sir James etc
Im well vs. Im good vs. Im doing well, etc I think this question is actively pernicious By implying that there's something wrong with <i>the way real people actually use the "how are you" standard greeting-and-response< i> in the title, you run a serious risk of hopelessly confusing students of the language who don't know any better
Dammit vs. damnit - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The usage stats from the British National Corpus (BNC) look as follows: ALL SPOKEN FICTION MAGAZINE NEWSPAPER ACADEMIC NON-ACAD MISC dammit 125 3 99 3 8 0 7 5 damnit no results damn it 158 12 137 1 1 0 2 5