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   Un·sound

   /ˌənˈsound/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not safe or robust; in poor condition: "the tower is structurally unsound" Similar ricketyflimsyshakywobblyunstabletotterydefectivedisintegratingcrumblingdecayingbrokenbroken-downdamagedrottenramshackleinsubstantialjerry-builtunsafeunreliabledangerousinformal:rumptyOpposite soundstrong
   • ▪ not based on sound evidence or reasoning and therefore unreliable or unacceptable: "unsafe and unsound banking practices" Similar untenableflaweddefectivefaultyill-foundedflimsyweakshakyunreliablequestionabledubioustenuoussuspectillogicalirrationalunfoundedungroundedunsubstantiatedunsupportedspecioushollowspuriousfalsefallaciousfallibleerroneouswrongsophisticcasuisticinformal:iffydodgyOpposite soundstrong
   • ▪ (of a person) not competent, reliable, or holding acceptable views.
   • ▪ injured, ill, or diseased, especially (of a horse) lame.

   Derivatives

   • 1. unsoundly adverb
   • 2. unsoundness noun

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