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unsound::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fallacious |
| Derivation | unsoundness |
an unsound argument.
unsound::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | mentally ill, unstable |
| Derivation | unsoundness |
of unsound mind.
unsound::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | unsoundness |
an unsound foundation.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | unsoundness |
unsound banking practices.
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Examples of unsound
unsound
The compelling question should be why are these departments so fiscally unsound.
From the sacbee.com
Unsound policies may accommodate all the above, paving the way for total failure.
From the forbes.com
When Thatcher decided her successor was unsound on Europe she turned on Major.
From the guardian.co.uk
Germany spending cash to support the structurally unsound is good money after bad.
From the guardian.co.uk
Unite believed the firm's reasoning was unsound and took the case to tribunal.
From the eadt.co.uk
If a house is structurally unsound, the city can require it to be demolished.
From the thestate.com
The fire Thursday left three of the town houses structurally unsound, Haraway said.
From the newsobserver.com
Eventually the Bush White House declared a national catastrophe plan unsound.
From the heraldtribune.com
In short, the process is not only expensive but also environmentally unsound.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Not in good condition; damaged or decayed; "an unsound foundation"
- Not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"
- Fallacious: containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"
- Mentally ill: suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind"
- Bad: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
- Of e.g. advice
- (unsounded) profound: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns"
- (unsounded) silent: not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
- (unsoundness) a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid; "the unsoundness of his conclusion was obvious"
