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Carious vs Unsound - What's the difference?

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Carious is a related term of unsound.


As adjectives the difference between carious and unsound

is that carious is having caries; decayed while unsound is not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

carious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having caries; decayed.
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  • * 1840 William Percivall, Hippopathology: a treatise on the disorders and lameness of the horse
    • My father's museum contained several preparations of carious teeth.

    unsound

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.
  • In horse management an unsound horse is one suffering ill-health that affects its suitability for its intended work.
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    • Antonyms

    * sound