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   unsound

   /ʌnˈsaʊnd/

   adjective

   • 1. not safe or robust; in poor condition: "the tower is structurally unsound" Similar ricketyflimsyshakywobblyunstabletotterydefectivedisintegratingcrumblingdecayingbrokenbroken-downdamagedrottenramshackleinsubstantialjerry-builtunsafeunreliabledangerousinformal:rumptyOpposite soundstrong
   • ▪ not healthy or well: "Dorinda was mentally unsound" Similar disordereddiseasedderangeddisturbedtroubleddementedunstableunbalancedunhingedinsanecrazeddistractedinformal:touchedOpposite sane
   • 2. not based on sound or reliable evidence or reasoning: "this line of argument is unsound" Similar untenableflaweddefectivefaultyill-foundedflimsyweakshakyunreliablequestionabledubioustenuoussuspectillogicalirrationalunfoundedungroundedunsubstantiatedunsupportedspecioushollowspuriousfalsefallaciousfallibleerroneouswrongsophisticcasuisticinformal:iffydodgyOpposite soundstrong
   • ▪ not acceptable: "activities deemed to be environmentally unsound"
   • ▪ (of a person) not holding acceptable views.

   Derivatives

   • 1. unsoundly adverb
   • 2. unsoundness noun

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