unsound
not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
decayed or impaired, as timber or foods; defective.
not solid or firm, as foundations.
not well-founded or valid; fallacious: an unsound argument.
easily broken; light: unsound slumber.
not financially strong; unreliable: an unsound corporation.
Origin of unsound
1Other words for unsound
Other words from unsound
- un·sound·ly, adverb
- un·sound·ness, noun
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How to use unsound in a sentence
Zimmerman, the county assessor, recently described it as being in unsound condition, meaning it’s “practically unfit for use,” according to the assessor’s handbook.
State-Supported “Clean Energy” Loans Are Putting Borrowers At Risk of Losing Their Homes | by Jeremy Kohler and Haru Coryne | April 23, 2021 | ProPublicaThe logic here was a little unsound—if I remember the S.S. Titanic story, “Iceberg” would have been the right name.
Ms Zhang said the church had been illegally built and was structurally unsound.
Christians Form Human Shield Around Church in China's 'Jerusalem' | The Telegraph | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe looked at me narrowly, much as Doctor Archer used to, and I knew he thought I was mentally unsound.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat could easily prove an unsound assumption, but bear with me.
Yes, We Scan: Why the NSA Collected Intelligence on Mexico and France | David Frum | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Would they set a precedent and redefine the law because they viewed it as legally unsound?
Your religion does not make it—its ethics are too weak, its theories too unsound, its transcendentalism is too thin.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordBut it was in the course of this period 1834-47 that persons of unsound mind became recognised as a distinct class.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbCoronado, on his part, hooted in his soul at Mrs. Stanley's whimsies, and half supposed her to be of unsound mind.
Overland | John William De ForestBois l'Hery's horses were unsound, Schwalbach's gallery was a swindle, Moessard's articles a recognised blackmail.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetHis letters and speeches also show that he was not conversant with political economy, and that his social views were unsound.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for unsound
/ (ʌnˈsaʊnd) /
diseased, weak, or unstable: of unsound mind
unreliable or fallacious: unsound advice
lacking solidity, strength, or firmness: unsound foundations
of doubtful financial or commercial viability: an unsound enterprise
(of fruit, timber, etc) not in an edible or usable condition
Derived forms of unsound
- unsoundly, adverb
- unsoundness, noun
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