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un·sound

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–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

]

—Related forms

un·sound·ly, adverb

un·sound·ness, noun

—Synonyms 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

Not dependably strong or solid.
Not physically or mentally healthy.
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.

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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

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
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 adverb —un·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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