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unsounder

unsounder is the comparative form of unsound.

Meaning of unsound

Adjective

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

  1. Not whole, not solid, defective.
    • unsound mind
  2. (especially) Infirm, diseased.
    • ... A horse labouring under a temporary injury, capable of being speedily cured, is not unsound within the meaning of a warranty of soundness ...1822, Sir John Comyns, Anthony Hammond, A Digest of the Laws of England
  3. (UK, especially) Not good, unreliable.
    • You would not like Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound.1919, P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves

Questions about unsounder

What is unsounder the comparative form of?
Unsounder is the comparative form of unsound.

Words near unsounder in the dictionary

  1. unsouling
  2. unsouls
  3. unsound
  4. unsoundable
  5. unsounded
  6. unsounder
  7. unsoundest
  8. unsounding
  9. unsoundly
  10. unsoundness
  11. unsoundnesses

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