unsane

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ sane.

Adjective

unsane (comparative more unsane, superlative most unsane)

  1. Not sane, as:
    1. (usually) Synonym of insane.
    2. (especially general semantics) In a state of maladaptive mental functioning that is not insane (that is, not mentally ill, or at least not clinically so) but is also not sane under a definition whereby sanity is highly adaptive cognition.
      Synonym: nonsane
      Coordinate term: insane
      • 2009, Karl Albrecht, Brain Power: Learn to Improve Your Thinking Skills, page 117:
        One of the hallmarks of maturity and personal adjustment, and an important difference between the highly sane person and the unsane person, is simply the conscious acceptance of responsibility for one's life.

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