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un·sound    Audio Help   [uhn-sound] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, -er, -est.
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 well-founded or valid; fallacious: an unsound argument.
5.easily broken; light: unsound slumber.
6.not financially strong; unreliable: an unsound corporation.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME; see un-1, sound2]

un·sound·ly, adverb
un·sound·ness, noun

1. infirm, sick, ill, unhealthy. 2. rotten, unwholesome. 4. false, erroneous, faulty.
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un·sound    Audio Help   (ŭn-sound')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   un·sound·er, un·sound·est
  1. Not dependably strong or solid.
  2. Not physically or mentally healthy.
  3. Not true or logically valid; fallacious: an unsound conclusion.

un·sound'ly adv., un·sound'ness n.
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unsound 
c.1320, of persons, "diseased, wounded," from un- (1) "not" + sound (adj.). Cf. M.L.G. unsund, M.Du. ongesont, Ger. ungesund. Meaning "morally corrupt" is recorded from c.1300; that of "not mentally healthy" is from 1547. Sense of "not based on reasoning or fact" is attested from 1595.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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unsound

adjective
1. not in good condition; damaged or decayed; "an unsound foundation" [ant: sound
2. not sound financially; "unsound banking practices" [ant: sound
3. containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument" [syn: fallacious
4. suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind" [syn: mentally ill
5. physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: bad
6. of e.g. advice 

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Main Entry: un·sound
Pronunciation: -'saund
Function: adjective
: not sound: as a : not healthy or whole unsoundlimb> unsound horse> b : not mentally normal : not wholly sane unsound mind> c : not fit to be eaten <unsoundfood> —un·sound·ness noun

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Main Entry: un·sound
Pronunciation: "&n-'saund
Function: adjective
: not sound: as a : not healthy or whole b : notmentally normal : not wholly sane <of unsound mind> c : not firmly made, placed, or fixed d : not valid or true <an unsound argument>—un·sound·ly adverbun·sound·ness noun

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Unsound

Un*sound"\, a. Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased. -- Un*sound"ly, adv. -- Un*sound"ness, n.

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