UNSETTLED


Meaning of UNSETTLED in English

“+ adjective

Etymology: partly from un- (I) + settled; partly from past participle of unsettle

: not settled: as

a.

(1) : not calm or tranquil : disturbed , unquiet

an unsettled air — an echo of turbulence and war — now hangs over every campus — F.E.Robin

this utterly unsettled and uncertain condition — C.S.Peirce

(2) : inconstant , variable

homebound … meeting unsettled weather all the way, rain, snow, hail, and sunshine — Crowsnest

(3) : remaining in a state of motion or change : not settled down

clouds of unsettled dust

the murky unsettled water

b.

(1) : not decided or determined : doubtful

in an unsettled state of mind

(2) : not resolved or worked out : undecided

unsettled constitutional questions … came up for solution — H.W.H.Knott

specifications were still unsettled — Fortune

c.

(1) : not firm or steadfast in disposition or outlook : erratic , unstable

unsettled young people without any roots in the past

(2) : characterized by uncertainty, irregularity, or instability

living an unsettled life after leaving his family

the old tribal customs now unsettled by modern civilization

d.

(1) : not living or staying in one place

the unsettled nomads of the desert

(2) : not inhabited or populated

land within the territory … that was then unsettled or uncultivated has been peopled or reclaimed — B.N.Cardozo

e. : mentally unbalanced

minds unsettled by excessive ascetic observances — W.G.Sumner

at one time he was insane or at least unsettled — A.B.Guthrie

f.

(1) : not disposed of according to law

the estate remains unsettled

(2) : not paid or discharged

borrowing money to pay off all unsettled debts

• un·settledness “+ noun

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.