Unsound
[ʌn'saʊnd] or [,ʌn'saʊnd]
Definition
(adj.) of e.g. advice .
(adj.) not sound financially; 'unsound banking practices' .
(adj.) not in good condition; damaged or decayed; 'an unsound foundation' .
Edited by Ivan--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.
Editor: Melinda
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Defective, imperfect, impaired, decayed, rotten.[2]. Diseased, sickly, weakly, poorly, infirm, unhealthy, morbid.[3]. Erroneous, wrong, false, fallacious, incorrect, deceitful, sophistical, illogical.[4]. Heterodox, heretical, not orthodox.
Typed by Joan
Definition
adj. not sound or perfect: not honest: erroneous: defective: (Spens.) not substantial not to be depended upon.—adv. Unsound′ly.—n. Unsound′ness.
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Examples
- The addition of the salicylic acid delays secondary fermentation in stock and export beers, which may then be kept for any length of time without becoming unsound or of unpleasant flavor. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- If the visitor persists until Edison has seen both sides of the controversy, he is always willing to frankly admit that his own views may be unsound and that his opponent is right. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- They were plausible and dangerously unsound working ideas. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is unsound to urge that, say, Latin has a value per se in the abstract, just as a study, as a sufficient justification for teaching it. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- We have already shown reason for our statement that the Roman imperial system was a very unsound political growth indeed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The whole conception was unsound. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was not his fault if at first some extremely unsound and impermanent shanties were run up on the vacant site. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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