unsound
Americanadjective
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not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
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decayed or impaired, as timber or foods; defective.
- Synonyms:
- unwholesome, rotten
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not solid or firm, as foundations.
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not well-founded or valid; fallacious.
an unsound argument.
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easily broken; light.
unsound slumber.
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not financially strong; unreliable.
an unsound corporation.
adjective
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diseased, weak, or unstable
of unsound mind
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unreliable or fallacious
unsound advice
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lacking solidity, strength, or firmness
unsound foundations
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of doubtful financial or commercial viability
an unsound enterprise
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(of fruit, timber, etc) not in an edible or usable condition
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unsound
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at un- 1, sound 2
Example Sentences
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Unsound or dishonest research that relies on “p-hacking” will merely need a wider search to locate the magical results that meet the test of statistical significance.
From Scientific American • Nov. 1, 2017
The festival includes the only North American performances of the National Theater of Scotland’s trilogy of “The James Plays”; the immersive “Situation Rooms” of the Berlin theater group Rimini Protokoll; and the thunderous Unsound Festival.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2016
The peak of my live music year, as it was in 2014, took place thousands of miles away from Los Angeles at the Unsound festival in Kraków.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2015
A producer and composer who works under the name of Count previewed a documentary, "Unsound," that portrayed the frustrations of five groups or artists struggling with the new rules of the music economy.
From Chicago Tribune • Oct. 29, 2013
Unsound Objection A man applied for a position in a bank.
From Certain Success by Hawkins, Norval A.
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