ill-grounded

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ill-grounded

adjective more ill-grounded · most ill-grounded

not comparable, usually Of a person, lacking knowledge of a subject.
Similar: ill-informed · Opposite: well-informed
not comparable, usually Of an argument, position, etc.: based on poor judgment and weak reasoning or evidence.
Similar: ill-founded, groundless, baseless, flimsy, unjustified · Opposite: well-grounded, well-founded, on solid ground

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@misc{ill_grounded_2026,
  title = {ill-grounded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ill-grounded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}