unsubstantiated

English

Etymology

un- +‎ substantiated

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unsubstantiated (comparative more unsubstantiated, superlative most unsubstantiated)

1. Lacking substantiation; without evidence.
   • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/ecy010, page 487:

     Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.

Translations

lacking substantiation

• Bulgarian: непотвърден (nepotvǎrden), необоснован (bg) (neobosnovan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 未经证实的

• Greek: αβάσιμος (el) m (avásimos)

Verb

unsubstantiated

1. simple past tense and past participle of unsubstantiate