UNSETTLED


Meaning of UNSETTLED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈse-t ə ld ]

adjective

Date: circa 1586

: not settled: as

a.

(1) : not calm or tranquil : disturbed

unsettled political conditions

(2) : likely to vary widely especially in the near future : variable

unsettled weather

(3) : not settled down

unsettled dust

b.

(1) : not decided or determined : doubtful

an unsettled state of mind

(2) : not resolved or worked out : undecided

an unsettled question

c. : characterized by irregularity

an unsettled life

d. : not inhabited or populated

unsettled land

e. : mentally unbalanced

f.

(1) : not disposed of according to law

an unsettled estate

(2) : not paid or discharged

unsettled debts

• un·set·tled·ness -t ə l(d)-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.