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unsound

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈsaʊnd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sound English unsound From un- + sound.

  1. Not sound

    unsound mind

    In the ensuing financial panic, many persons sustained heavy losses, and large numbers of unsound schemes succumbed.

  2. Not sound

    ... A horse labouring under a temporary injury, capable of being speedily cured, is not unsound within the meaning of a warranty of soundness ...

  3. Not sound

    You would not like Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound.