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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILL-FOUNDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ill-Founded is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ILL-FOUNDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ill-founded in the English dictionary

The definition of ill-founded in the dictionary is not founded on true or reliable premises; unsubstantiated.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILL-FOUNDED

ill-disposed
ill-equipped
ill-fated
ill-favored
ill-favoredly
ill-favoured
ill-favouredly
ill-feeling
ill-fitting
ill-formed
ill-gotten
ill-gotten gains
ill-humoured
ill-humouredly
ill-informed
ill-judged
ill-mannered
ill-manneredly
ill-natured
ill-naturedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILL-FOUNDED

astounded
bounded
confounded
dumbfounded
extended
grounded
rounded
unbounded
uncompounded
unconfounded
underfunded
unfounded
unfunded
unrounded
unsounded
unwounded
war-wounded
well-founded
well-grounded
well-rounded
wounded

Synonyms and antonyms of ill-founded in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILL-FOUNDED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ill-founded» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ill-founded

Translation of «ill-founded» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILL-FOUNDED

Find out the translation of ill-founded to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ill-founded from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ill-founded» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不攻自破
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infundada
570 millions of speakers

English

ill-founded
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेबुनियाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على أساس غير سليم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

необоснованной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infundada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অমূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mal fondée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berasas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unbegründet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

根拠の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아픈 설립
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không nguyên nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான நிறுவப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य स्थापना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asılsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infondato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezzasadna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

необгрунтованої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neîntemeiată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αβάσιμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongegronde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ogrundat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dårlig fundert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ill-founded

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-FOUNDED»

The term «ill-founded» is regularly used and occupies the 90.663 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-FOUNDED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ill-founded

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILL-FOUNDED»

Discover the use of ill-founded in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ill-founded and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Ill-founded Monopoly: Walkers' Exclusive Possession of ...
Walkers' Exclusive Possession of All the Tracks in New Zealand's National Parks Pete McDonald. Mountain-bikes and New Zealand's Outdoor Ethos And what about mountain-bikes and New Zealand's outdoor ethos? Do bicycles belong in ...
Pete McDonald, 2003
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A Candid Defence of Administration, Against the Ill-founded ...
A pANDID DEFENCE ADMINISTRATION, ILL"-FOUNDED CHARGES OPPOSITION. Nothing extenuate. Nor set down aught in Malice. SHAKESPE*R. LONDON. Printed for G. Wiikie, in St. Paul's Church Yard, HOCCLXXXI, A CANDID ...
‎1781
3
European Protection of Human Rights: The Practice and ...
ill-founded.60. This rule was not subject to discussion in itself, but in relation to the discussion concerning Article 1 8 of the draft resolution which concerned the Commission's right to submit cases, originally submitted to it by individuals, to the  ...
Laurids Mikaelsen, 1980
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Theory and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights
Precisely since, when declaring an application manifestly ill-founded, the Commission itself takes a final decision on the interpretation and application of one or more of the provisions of Section I of the Convention, the meaning which the ...
Pieter van Dijk, Godefridus J. H. Hoof, G. J. H. Van Hoof, 1998
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Annual Report of the Public Utilities Commission of the ...
Ill founded. Meter found to register correctly. No action advisable. Charges in accordance with rates. Illfounded. Meter found to be registering correctly. Satisfied. Company makes refund. Ill founded. Meter found to be registering correctly. Do.
Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, 1922
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Annual Report
Subject matter. Statement of disposition. 2501/47 I-'ii.iniganePotornac E l e c t r i c Excessive charges for current. . Ill founded. ower o. Z101/48 Paul—Potomac Electric Power Complains ofmininium month- No action advisuble._ Charge Co. ly ...
Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, 1918
7
Law and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights ...
Applications that are manifestly ill-founded The term, "manifestly ill-founded", in Article 27 (2) has given rise to an abundance of case- law. An analysis of the travaux preparatoires of the Convention shows that the inclusion of such a condition ...
Donna Gomien, David John Harris, Leo Zwaak, 1996
8
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Closed; report of Transit Bureut showed ill founded. Dismissed, upon report of Transit Bureau. Complainant informed that it is sometimes necessary to turn back a train. Closed; ill founded. Satisfied by company answer. Third track not yet ready ...
New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1916
9
Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights/Annuaire ...
Deportation in the light of Article 3 of the Convention - manifestly ill-founded ( Article 27, para. (2), of the Convention). IV. Complaints as regards respect of private and family life (Article 8 of the Convention) - and right to marry (Article 12 of the ...
Council of Europe/Conseil de L'Europe, 1973
10
Report
Jerome Ave. line. complaint to be ill-founded. Closed; ill-founded. 16154, F. Peters Congestion in subway at 33d St. Complainant informed no relief I. It. T. Co. station between 5:30 and 6 possible until the opening of the p. m. dual subways.
New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District, 1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILL-FOUNDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ill-founded is used in the context of the following news items.
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Don't Be Afraid of the Big, Bad Law: Vaccinate Your Damn Kids
Vaccines don't do that, so therefore their concerns are ill-founded. Therefore, their choices not to vaccinate are ill-founded,” he said. «Gawker, Jul 15»
2
COMMENT Home Office has been 'egregious and cynical' on …
... and on ill-founded assumptions about what would be reasonable or normal behaviour in a country about which the decision-maker knows ... «Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Jul 15»
3
The case against single-sex schools - Women's Agenda
This is a notable indictment of single-sex education systems, as education has the power to undo these ill-founded and biologically inaccurate ... «StartupSmart, Jul 15»
4
Right-to-die campaigners' case rejected in Europe - BBC News
'Ill-founded'. Mr Lamb, from Bramley in Leeds, has been almost completely paralysed from the neck down since a car accident more than 20 ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
The DOJ, Entercom And Lincoln Financial - Radio Ink Magazine
Otherwise, it appears that the central premise of the DOJ complaint against this transaction is ill-founded. For the future, while highly speculative, if the DOJ were ... «Radio Ink, Jul 15»
6
How Fred Hoiberg Can Maximize the Derrick Rose-Jimmy Butler …
They're largely ill-founded, and as Butler explained on ESPN's First Take (via the Chicago Sun-Times), they wouldn't exist if the Bulls had just ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
7
Ivory's tower built on faulty foundation
Even in Utah, the only state to have passed such ill-founded legislation, the state's Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel said the ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
8
Sanctions, Fees Top $280K After Defamation Suit Tossed
The plaintiffs' conduct does not "bespeak an honest attempt to press a perceived, if ill-founded claim," Arre said. Rather, plaintiffs "continually ... «New Jersey Law Journal, Jul 15»
9
Penguins' Pouliot heard trade whispers, but now hopes to make noise
Pouliot said Tuesday at Penguins development camp that he heard rumors — which turned out to be ill-founded — of his inclusion in a trade for ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
10
Frazier's Derby Victory a Silver Lining for Reds
Franchise winter is coming, a time when sentimentality and ill-founded optimism are punished. The necessity to sell is apparent, the Reds' ... «Today's Knuckleball, Jul 15»

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