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unsettled (adj.)
[unsettled 词源字典]
1590s, "not peaceful, not firmly established," from
unsettle
(v.) or else from
un-
(1) "not" + past participle of
settle
(v.). Meaning "not occupied by settlers" is attested from 1724.
[unsettled etymology, unsettled origin, 英语词源]