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ill-grounded

ill-grounded adjective: of a person, lacking knowledge of a subject.

Adjective

ill-grounded (not generally comparable, comparative more ill-grounded, superlative most ill-grounded)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Of a person, lacking knowledge of a subject.
    Synonyms:
    ill-informed
    Antonyms:
    well-informed
  2. (not comparable, usually) Of an argument, position, etc.: based on poor judgment and weak reasoning or evidence.

Synonyms of ill-grounded

Antonyms

Forms of ill-grounded

comparativemore ill-grounded
superlativemost ill-grounded

Questions about ill-grounded

What does ill-grounded mean?
Ill-grounded means of a person, lacking knowledge of a subject.
What part of speech is ill-grounded?
Ill-grounded is an adjective.

Words near ill-grounded in the dictionary

  1. ill-got gains
  2. ill-gotten
  3. ill-gotten gains
  4. ill-gotten gains never prosper
  5. ill-groomed
  6. ill-grounded
  7. ill-health
  8. ill-humor
  9. ill-humored
  10. ill-humors
  11. ill-humoured

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