unsound

English

Etymology

un- +‎ sound.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŭn-soundʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌʌnˈsaʊnd/
• Rhymes: -aʊnd

Adjective

unsound (comparative more unsound or unsounder, superlative most unsound or unsoundest)

1. Not sound, particularly:
   1. Not whole, not solid, defective.
   2. (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
   3. (UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
      • 1919, P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:

        You would not like Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound.

Antonyms

• sound

Derived terms

• unsoundly
• unsoundness