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Definition of unsound
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Examples of unsound in a Sentence
The roof is structurally unsound.
disgruntled relatives tried to prove that the woman was of unsound mind when she made her will
Recent Examples of unsound from the Web
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Mrs. Jha – clearly more practical (and nervous) – initially eschews the new car for ordinary taxis, argues against the installation of bathtubs as environmentally unsound, and worries about the vast changes ahead.
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Much of the building was structurally unsound and had to be torn down, said architect Aleks Daskalov, with Columbus firm Feinknopf Macioce Schappa.
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That failure violated regulations and represented an unsafe and unsound practice by the board, whose members ignored several red flags about sales practices for years, Warren wrote.
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Critics said these scientifically unsound programs take advantage of people who are wrestling with their sexual identities and usually face the ostracism of family, friends, colleagues or the community at large.
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This was unsound advice, and possibly an ethical violation.
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Smith, 67, dismissed the idea that coal is unhealthy or environmentally unsound.
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In our view, the Hazard Ranking System score for the site is based upon several errors and unsound assumptions that result in a far higher ranking than actual conditions at the site merit.
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Like most shows with a mentally unsound protagonist (::cough:: Mr. Robot ::cough::), there’s a slight possibility that this season and all the characters we’ve met are merely a projection of David Haller’s troubled mind.
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First Known Use of unsound
14th century
UNSOUND Defined for English Language Learners
unsound
playDefinition of unsound for English Language Learners
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: not based on truth or logic : not showing good judgment
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: poorly built or in bad condition
UNSOUND Defined for Kids
unsound
playDefinition of unsound for Students
1 : not based on good reasoning or truth an unsound argument unsound advice
2 : not firmly made or placed an unsound building
3 : not healthy or in good condition unsound teeth
4 : being or having a mind that is not normal
Medical Dictionary
unsound
playMedical Definition of unsound
: not sound: asa: not healthy or whole an unsound limb an unsound horseb: not mentally normal : not wholly sane of unsound mindc: not fit to be eaten unsound food
unsoundness
nounLaw Dictionary
unsound
playLegal Definition of unsound
: not sound: as a : not healthy or whole b : not mentally normal : not wholly sane of unsound mind c : not firmly made, placed, or fixed d : not valid or true an unsound argument
unsoundly
adverbunsoundness
nounLearn More about unsound
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