uncompactedadj.
(un- prefix1 2.)
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > not firmly attached or loose > loose (of attachment or connection)
uncompacted1661
lax1782
incompact1829
loose-knit1906
the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > loose texture
loosec1374
solutec1440
dissolute1607
lax1615
fuzzy1616
incompact1616
waterish1665
incompacted1680
uncompact1705
laxy1716
unconsolidated1802
hover1851
unpacked1855
uncompacted1863
1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 230 He catches at that which is not yet in his reach; which seems to unfold but an uncompacted mind.
1781 S. Johnson Lyttelton in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets X. 15 Lord Lyttelton..had a slender uncompacted frame, and a meagre face.
1792 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 34. 266 Democracies were all either loose and uncompacted, or violent and distorted.
1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 49 Whether solid or uncompacted earth.
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adj.1661