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un·sound  (n-sound)
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·soundly adv.
un·soundness n.

unsound
Adjective
1. unhealthy or unstable: of unsound mind
2. based on faulty ideas: unsound judgment
3. not firm: unsound foundations
4. not financially reliable: his business plan was unsound
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsound - not in good condition; damaged or decayed; "an unsound foundation"
sound - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
2.unsoundunsound - not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"
broken - physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"
damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
injured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"
unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
sound - financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
3.unsoundunsound - containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"
invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"
4.unsoundunsound - suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
5.unsoundunsound - physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
6.unsound - of e.g. advice
undependable, unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

unsound
adjective 2. unstable, shaky, insecure, unsafe, unreliable, flimsy, wobbly, tottering, rickety, unsteady, not solid << OPPOSITE stable
Translations
unsound [ʌnˈsaund] adj [health] → malo;
(in construction) [floor, foundations] → defectuoso; [policy, advice, judgment] → erróneo; [investment] → poco seguro
unsound [ʌnˈsaund] adj [health] → chancelant(e); [floor, foundations] → peu solide; [policy, advice] → peu judicieux/euse
unsound [ʌnˈsaund] adj [floor, foundations] → unsicher; [policy, advice] → unklug;
of unsound mind → unzurechnungsfähig
unsound [ʌnˈsaund] adj [health] → debole, cagionevole;
(in construction) [floor, foundations] → debole, malsicuro/a; [policy, advice] → poco sensato/a; [judgment, investment] → poco sicuro/a


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But yet certain though it be, it hath flaws; for that the scriveners and brokers do value unsound men, to serve their own turn.
I consider, and I have embodied my views in a note on the subject, that in our day these immense salaries are evidence of the unsound economic assiette of our finances.
I resolved to commence, therefore, with the examination of the simplest objects, not anticipating, however, from this any other advantage than that to be found in accustoming my mind to the love and nourishment of truth, and to a distaste for all such reasonings as were unsound.
 
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