unsound

  • 11unsound — adjective Date: 14th century not sound: as a. not healthy or whole < an unsound horse > b. not mentally normal ; not wholly sane < of unsound mind > c. not firmly made, placed, or fixed < structurally unsound > d. not valid or true …

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  • 12unsound — un·sound sau̇nd adj not sound: as a) not healthy or whole &LT;an unsound limb&GT; &LT;an unsound horse&GT; b) not mentally normal: not wholly sane &LT;of unsound mind&GT; c) not fit to be eaten &LT;unsound food&GT; un·sound·ness n …

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  • 13unsound — adjective 1 unsound arguments, methods etc are not based on fact or reason: ideologically unsound 2 an unsound building or structure is in bad condition 3 of unsound mind formal mentally ill and not responsible for your actions …

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  • 14unsound — unsoundly, adv. unsoundness, n. /un sownd /, adj., unsounder, unsoundest. 1. not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind. 2. decayed or impaired, as timber or foods; defective. 3. not solid or firm, as foundations. 4. not&#8230; …

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  • 15unsound — adjective 1) structurally unsound Syn: weak, rickety, flimsy, wobbly, unstable, crumbling, damaged, rotten, ramshackle, shoddy, insubstantial, unsafe, dangerous Ant: strong 2) …

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  • 16unsound — un•sound [[t]ʌnˈsaʊnd[/t]] adj., er, est. 1) cvb not sound; unhealthy or diseased, as the body or mind 2) decayed or impaired, as timber or foods; defective 3) not solid or firm, as foundations 4) not well founded or valid; fallacious: an unsound …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17unsound —    not to be trusted    More from a faulty ship than from the legal jargon for mental illness, of unsound mind.    Among bureaucrats, of judgement rather than honesty. Among autocrats, unsoundness indicates unwelcome independence of thought or&#8230; …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 18unsound — Synonyms and related words: Albigensian, Arian, Catharist, Donatist, Ebionitist, Erastian, Gnostic, Jansenist, Jansenistic, Jovinianist, Jovinianistic, Lollard, Manichaean, Monophysite, Monophysitic, Montanist, Montanistic, Pelagian, Sabellian,&#8230; …

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  • 19unsound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unhealthy, diseased, sickly; deranged, unbalanced, unsettled; invalid, unreliable; untrue, incorrect, faulty, imperfect, illogical; decayed. See disease, error, imperfection. II (Roget s IV) modif.&#8230; …

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  • 20unsound — /ʌnˈsaʊnd / (say un sownd) adjective 1. not sound; diseased, as the body or mind. 2. decayed, as timber or fruit; impaired or defective, as goods. 3. not solid or firm, as foundations. 4. not well founded or valid; fallacious. 5. easily broken;&#8230; …