ungluedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡluːd/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡluːd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɡlud/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

Having no glue; unstuck. Also figurative: in a confused or incoherent state or condition. Normally preceded by come or become.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > not firmly attached or loose > not adhesive

unglued1694

ungummed1756

inadhesive1811

unadhesive1815

unadherent1836

1694 J. Strype Memorials T. Cranmer ii. xv. 206 They had Leaves put in as Additions to the Book, some glewed, and some unglewed.

1870 Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 15 Feb. in Your Dear Letter (1971) 261 All the woodwork comes unglued and the tilestones all cracked and bent.

1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April xx. 322 Now that Mrs. Fisher too had at last come unglued,—Rose protested at the expression, and Lotty retorted that it was in Keats.

1971 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Aug. 1/5 Already-negotiated agreements may come unglued.

1980 A. Coppel Hastings Conspiracy xxviii. 181 What's gone wrong? You wouldn't be here if something weren't coming unglued.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unglued
释义	ungluedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɡluːd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡluːd/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡlud/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Having no glue; unstuck. Also figurative: in a confused or incoherent state or condition. Normally preceded by come or become. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > not firmly attached or loose > not adhesive unglued1694 ungummed1756 inadhesive1811 unadhesive1815 unadherent1836 1694 J. Strype Memorials T. Cranmer ii. xv. 206 They had Leaves put in as Additions to the Book, some glewed, and some unglewed. 1870 Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 15 Feb. in Your Dear Letter (1971) 261 All the woodwork comes unglued and the tilestones all cracked and bent. 1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April xx. 322 Now that Mrs. Fisher too had at last come unglued,—Rose protested at the expression, and Lotty retorted that it was in Keats. 1971 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Aug. 1/5 Already-negotiated agreements may come unglued. 1980 A. Coppel Hastings Conspiracy xxviii. 181 What's gone wrong? You wouldn't be here if something weren't coming unglued. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1694
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