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
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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It can't be seen with the naked eye, but a curious weather pattern in the upper level atmosphere above the continental United States is forecast to generate unsettled weather and some big temperature contrasts into the weekend.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) and meteorologists are warning that a multi-day pattern of unsettled weather could complicate outdoor plans and holiday travel routes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Even though the threat for severe storms will gradually lessen over the weekend as the stationary front slowly pushes east, more unsettled weather will continue to erupt over the areas already hit hard by tornados and life-threatening flooding.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2025
That’s what’s going to give us this unsettled, showery weather in the next few days.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) and meteorologists are warning that a multi-day pattern of unsettled weather could complicate outdoor plans and holiday travel routes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Even though the threat for severe storms will gradually lessen over the weekend as the stationary front slowly pushes east, more unsettled weather will continue to erupt over the areas already hit hard by tornados and life-threatening flooding.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2025
That’s what’s going to give us this unsettled, showery weather in the next few days.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Unsettled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettled. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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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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