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unsubstantiated
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Unsubstantiated
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un·sub·stan·ti·at·ed
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ˌʌn
səbˈstæn
ʃiˌeɪ
tɪd
/
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uhn-s
uh
b-
stan
-shee-ey-tid
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adjective
1.
not
substantiated
; unproved or unverified:
unsubstantiated allegations.
2.
being without form or substance.
Origin:
1765–75;
un-
1
+
substantiate
+
-ed
2
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unsubstantiated
(ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃɪˌeɪtɪd)
—
adj
not established as valid or genuine:
unsubstantiated allegations
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Unsubstantiated
has a plethora of syllables.
So is
cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
. Does it mean:
So is
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
. Does it mean:
So is
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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Example sentences
For the rest, your comments are fallacious and
unsubstantiated
pseudo-science.
Unsubstantiated
reports do not have maltreatment data because by definition, no
maltreatment was found to have occurred.
But they shouldn't use this kind of
unsubstantiated
scare tactic.
However, if you cannot withstand
unsubstantiated
criticisms such as this, you
are certainly going to alienate readers.
He was beaten up on the street, but to suggest that this was done by the government seems to me
unsubstantiated
.
The inclusion of this
unsubstantiated
text at the conclusion of her article casts a long shadow of doubt over this review.
Surely as someone who claims to know so much about science, you'll value evidence over
unsubstantiated
hearsay.
No amount of verbiage will substantiate the
unsubstantiated
.
Making
unsubstantiated
claims about the environment does nothing positive.
As regards your
unsubstantiated
speculations on plasmas, it is ironic for three reasons.
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