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ill-founded

[ il-foun-did ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

based on weak evidence, illogical reasoning, or the like:
an ill-founded theory.

ill-founded

not founded on true or reliable premises; unsubstantiated
an ill-founded rumour

First recorded in 1665–75

There are many reasons to regret ill-founded and casual accusations of racism while discussing differences of public policy.

After an interval of two years, do their calculations appear to have been well or ill founded?

The four first differences also in the passage I have quoted are very slight, or ill-founded.

Hopes of a success to be gained through French disaffection were as ill-founded as those based on American loyalism.

Well, all that would be ill-founded, unjust, and contrary to truth.

This was respecting the disaffection of some dragoons at Perth, which upon inquiry turned out to be ill-founded.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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