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Webster 1828 Edition


Unsettled

UNSET'TLED

, pp.
1.
Unfixed; unhinged; rendered fluctuating.
2.
a. Not settled; not fixed; not determined; as doctrines, questions, opinions and the like.
3.
Not established.
4.
Not regular; unequal; changeable; as an unsettled season; unsettled weather.
5.
Not having a legal settlement in a town or parish.
6.
Having no fixed place of abode.
7.
Not having deposited its fecal matter; turbid; as unsettled liquor.
8.
Having no inhabitants; not occupied by permanent inhabitants; as unsettled lands in America.

Definition 2024


unsettled

unsettled

English

Adjective

unsettled (comparative more unsettled, superlative most unsettled)

  1. Disturbed, upset.
    I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused.
  2. Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
  3. Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.
  4. Unpaid.
    We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled.

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Verb

unsettled

  1. simple past tense and past participle of unsettle