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Definition of
ill-founded adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ill-founded
adjective
adjective
(
formal
)
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not based on fact or truth
All our fears proved ill-founded.
opposite
well-founded
See
ill-founded
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Nearby words
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adjective
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adjective
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adjective
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ill health
noun