unsound (redirected from unsoundly)

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.

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un·soundly adv.

un·soundness n.

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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

Thesaurus

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.	unsound - 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.	unsound - containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument" fallacious invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"
	4.	unsound - suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind" mentally ill, unstable insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	5.	unsound - physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" unfit, bad 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"

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unsound

adjective 1. flawed, faulty, weak, false, shaky, unreliable, invalid, defective, illogical, erroneous, specious, fallacious, ill-founded

adjective 2. unstable, shaky, insecure, unsafe, unreliable, flimsy, wobbly, tottering, rickety, unsteady, not solid << OPPOSITE stable

adjective 3. unhealthy, unstable, unbalanced, diseased, ill, weak, delicate, ailing, frail, defective, unwell, deranged, unhinged

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