unsettled
adjective
un·set·tled
ˌən-ˈse-tᵊld 
c
: characterized by irregularity
an unsettled life
d
: not inhabited or populated
unsettled land
e
: not mentally sound
f(1)
: not disposed of according to law
an unsettled estate
(2)
: not paid or discharged
unsettled debts
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Examples of unsettled in a Sentence
We have some unsettled business to attend to.
we've been having a lot of unsettled weather lately
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The history of the Armenian genocide remains unsettled.
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Hugh Morris, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
The Northwest Territory, between Pennsylvania and the Mississippi River, north of the Ohio River, was unsettled frontier.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2024
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Hugh Morris, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
The Northwest Territory, between Pennsylvania and the Mississippi River, north of the Ohio River, was unsettled frontier.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2024
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unsettled
adjective
un·set·tled
ˌən-ˈset-ᵊld
ˈən-
1
: not settled : not fixed (as in position or nature)
unsettled weather
2
: not calm : disturbed
unsettled waters
3
: not decided in mind : undetermined
unsettled about what to do
4
: not paid
an unsettled account
5
: not lived in by settlers
an unsettled region
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