Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not in a state of order or calmness; disturbed.
- adjective Likely to change or vary; variable.
- adjective Not determined or resolved.
- adjective Uncertain or doubtful.
- adjective Not paid or adjusted; outstanding.
- adjective Uninhabited or not occupied by settlers.
- adjective Not fixed or established.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not settled; not fixed in resolution; not determined; unsteady or wavering; fickle; fluctuating; of the mind, disturbed; deranged.
- Not determined, as something in doubt; not freed from uncertainty: as, an unsettled question.
- Having no fixed place of abode; not established. Unequal; not regular; changeable: as, unsettled weather. Not having the lees or dregs deposited; turbid; roily: as, an unsettled liquid. Not adjusted; not liquidated; unpaid: as, an unsettled dispute; an unsettled bill. Having no inhabitants; not occupied by permanent inhabitants: as, unsettled lands.
- Disturbed; lawless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Disturbed ,upset . - adjective Not in a
steady condition,uncertain , subject to change. - adjective Not populated, having no
settlers or otherinhabitants . - adjective
Unpaid . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
unsettle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not settled or established
- adjective subject to change
- adjective still in doubt
- adjective not yet settled
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Examples
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It has created a kind of automobilism -- if the word may be allowed -- of mind and manners, an inclination to be perpetually "on the move," too much pressed for time to do anything at all, permanently unsettled, in fact to be _unsettled_ is its habitual condition if not its recognized plan of life.
The Education of Catholic Girls Janet Erskine Stuart
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You can't blame the NASA engineers when they have families to feed in unsettled times.
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The situation at point guard likely will remain unsettled unless Brady Heslip can come in as a freshman and lend some stability.
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It made his stomach churn, already unsettled from the shifting g-forces of the shuttlecraft.
Archive 2010-04-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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The situation at point guard likely will remain unsettled unless Brady Heslip can come in as a freshman and lend some stability.
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People wish to be settled; only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.
radio 2007
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They remain unsettled at fullback after releasing Henderson.
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Of course, I did not order the steak ... still feeling more than a little unsettled from the fishing adventure.
Albloggerque johnny_mango 2005
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With the league backing off its demand to link revenues with player costs, the players responded by accepting a salary cap during negotiations that took place in nearby Niagara Falls, N.Y. Still unsettled is where to set the cap.
USATODAY.com - Players wonder what took so long for NHLPA to accept cap 2005
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Still unsettled is the fate of left-hander John Halama.
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