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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: still in doubt; "an unsettled issue"; "an unsettled state of mind" [ant: settled]
2: not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" [ant: settled]
3: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn: changeable, uncertain, unsettled]
4: not yet settled; "unsettled territory"

Merriam Webster's

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> • unsettledness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 not (yet) settled. 2 liable or open to change or further discussion. 3 (of a bill etc.) unpaid. Derivatives: unsettledness n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. In an unsettled situation, there is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen. Britain's unsettled political scene also worries some investors... = unstable ADJ 2. If you are unsettled, you cannot concentrate on anything because you are worried. A lot of people wake up every day with a sense of being unsettled and disturbed... ADJ: v-link ADJ 3. An unsettled argument or dispute has not yet been resolved. They were in the process of resolving all the unsettled issues... = unresolved ADJ 4. Unsettled places are places where no people have yet lived. Until very recently Texas was an unsettled frontier. ADJ: usu ADJ n 5. Unsettled weather is unpredictable and changes a lot. Despite the unsettled weather, we had a marvellous weekend. ? settled ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Wavering, restless, vacillating, fickle, unsteady, unstable, changeable, not steady. 2. Unequal, changeable, inequable. 3. Turbid, roily, roiled, feculent, muddy. 4. Uninhabited, without inhabitants. 5. Undetermined, open, unadjusted. 6. Unpaid, owing, due, outstanding.

Moby Thesaurus

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