unfoundedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfaʊndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfaʊndəd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2 + found v.¹

Having no foundation or basis; chiefly figurative, groundless, unwarranted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > relating to or forming a base > having no base or foundation

unfounded1648

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > very

groundlessc888

bottomlessc1400

profound?a1425

neal1574

soundlessc1595

insoundable1602

gulfy1607

unbottomed1615

depthless1619

unsoundable1629

chin-deep1634

fathomless1638

abysming1644

unfounded1648

abysmal1656

plumbless1665

unfathomablea1676

chasmy1793

fathom-deep1835

plummetlessc1861

chasmal1871

abyssal1903

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable > not founded on rational grounds

fictitious1660

unfounded1785

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongegrondet, vngrounded, or Vnfounded.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 829 I..one for all My self expose, with lonely steps to tread Th' unfounded deep.

1785 E. Burke Speech Nabob Arcot's Debts in Wks. (1815) IV. 282 These debts..[he] at one stroke expunged..as utterly irrecoverable; he might have added, as utterly unfounded.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxxv. 312 I advance a claim not altogether new and unfounded.

1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 129 Vague speculations and unfounded theories concerning the origin of things.

1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 593 The imputation..was altogether unfounded and absurd.

Derivatives

unˈfoundedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] > in unwarranted or unjustifiable manner

wrongouslya1300

sacklesslya1400

violently1443

unwarrantably1634

unjustifiably1651

uninvitedly1669

indefensibly1776

unfoundedly1820

1820 W. Scott Monastery III. i. 23 I should wish to know the author..of all these suspicions, so unfoundedly urged against me.

1883 Law Times Rep. 49 251/1 Bringing a civil action, however unfoundedly.

Draft additions 1993

unˈfoundedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > having no foundation or basis

unfoundedness1808

foundationlessness1895

1808 R. Alsop tr. G. I. Molina Geogr., Nat. & Civil Hist. Chili I. iii. 114 The leaves of this shrub were formerly considered by the husbandmen as poisonous to cattle, but modern experiments have proved the unfoundedness of this opinion.

1951 A. Koestler Age of Longing 194 The unfoundedness of the public's apprehensions was once more demonstrated beyond doubt.

1982 N.Y. Times 19 Aug. a7/6 The Moscow radio said, ‘The absurdity and unfoundedness of this claim are obvious.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unfounded
释义	unfoundedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfaʊndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈfaʊndəd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2 + found v.¹ Having no foundation or basis; chiefly figurative, groundless, unwarranted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > relating to or forming a base > having no base or foundation unfounded1648 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > very groundlessc888 bottomlessc1400 profound?a1425 neal1574 soundlessc1595 insoundable1602 gulfy1607 unbottomed1615 depthless1619 unsoundable1629 chin-deep1634 fathomless1638 abysming1644 unfounded1648 abysmal1656 plumbless1665 unfathomablea1676 chasmy1793 fathom-deep1835 plummetlessc1861 chasmal1871 abyssal1903 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable > not founded on rational grounds fictitious1660 unfounded1785 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongegrondet, vngrounded, or Vnfounded. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 829 I..one for all My self expose, with lonely steps to tread Th' unfounded deep. View more context for this quotation 1785 E. Burke Speech Nabob Arcot's Debts in Wks. (1815) IV. 282 These debts..[he] at one stroke expunged..as utterly irrecoverable; he might have added, as utterly unfounded. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxxv. 312 I advance a claim not altogether new and unfounded. 1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 129 Vague speculations and unfounded theories concerning the origin of things. 1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 593 The imputation..was altogether unfounded and absurd. Derivatives unˈfoundedly adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] > in unwarranted or unjustifiable manner wrongouslya1300 sacklesslya1400 violently1443 unwarrantably1634 unjustifiably1651 uninvitedly1669 indefensibly1776 unfoundedly1820 1820 W. Scott Monastery III. i. 23 I should wish to know the author..of all these suspicions, so unfoundedly urged against me. 1883 Law Times Rep. 49 251/1 Bringing a civil action, however unfoundedly. Draft additions 1993 unˈfoundedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > having no foundation or basis unfoundedness1808 foundationlessness1895 1808 R. Alsop tr. G. I. Molina Geogr., Nat. & Civil Hist. Chili I. iii. 114 The leaves of this shrub were formerly considered by the husbandmen as poisonous to cattle, but modern experiments have proved the unfoundedness of this opinion. 1951 A. Koestler Age of Longing 194 The unfoundedness of the public's apprehensions was once more demonstrated beyond doubt. 1982 N.Y. Times 19 Aug. a7/6 The Moscow radio said, ‘The absurdity and unfoundedness of this claim are obvious.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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