ungroundedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡraʊndᵻd/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡraʊndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɡraʊndəd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Compare Middle Dutch ongegrondet, -gront (Dutch -grond), German ungegründet, Danish ugrundet, Swedish ogrundad.

1. Not based or established in something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective]

slidinga900

wankleeOE

windyc1000

unsteadfastc1200

fleeting?c1225

loose?c1225

brotelc1315

unstablec1340

varyingc1340

variantc1374

motleyc1380

ungroundedc1380

muablea1393

passiblea1393

remuablea1393

changeablea1398

movablea1398

variablec1397

slidderya1400

ticklec1400

variantc1412

flitting1413

mutable?a1425

movingc1425

flaskisable1430

flickering1430

transmutablec1430

vertible1447

brittlea1450

ficklea1450

permutablec1450

unfirmc1450

uncertain1477

turnable1483

unsteadfast1483

vagrantc1522

inconstant1526

alterable?1531

stirringc1540

slippery1548

various1552

slid?1553

mutala1561

rolling1561

weathery1563

unconstant1568

interchangeable1574

fluctuant1575

stayless1575

transitive1575

voluble1575

changeling1577

queasy1579

desultory1581

huff-puff1582

unstaid1586

vagrant1586

changeful1590

floating1594

Protean1594

unstayed1594

swimming1596

anchorless1597

mobilec1600

ticklish1601

catching1603

labile1603

unrooted1604

quicksilvered1605

versatile1605

insubstantial1607

uncertain1609

brandling1611

rootless1611

squeasy1611

wind-changinga1616

insolid1618

ambulatory1625

versatilous1629

plastic1633

desultorious1637

unbottomed1641

fluid1642

fluent1648

yea-and-nay1648

versipellous1650

flexile1651

uncentred1652

variating1653

chequered1656

slideable1662

transchangeative1662

weathercock-like1663

flicketing1674

fluxa1677

lapsable1678

wanton1681

veering1684

upon the weathercock1702

contingent1703

unsettled?1726

fermentable1731

afloat1757

brickle1768

wavy1795

vagarious1798

unsettled1803

fitful1810

metamorphosical1811

undulating1815

tittupya1817

titubant1817

mutative1818

papier mâché1818

teetotum1819

vacillating1822

capricious1823

sensitive1828

quicksilvery1829

unengrafted1829

fluxionala1834

proteiform1833

liquid1835

tottlish1835

kaleidoscopic1846

versative1846

kaleidoscopical1858

tottery1861

choppy1865

variative1874

variational1879

wimbly-wambly1881

fluctuable1882

shifty1882

giveable1884

shifty1884

tippy1886

mutatory1890

upsettable1890

rocky1897

undulatory1897

streaky1898

tottly1905

tipply1906

up and down1907

inertialess1927

sometimey1946

rise-and-fall1950

switchable1961

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > [adjective]

falsec1175

ungroundedc1380

ungroundable1395

erroneousc1400

wrongc1400

rotten1529

mistaken1540

sinistral1542

sinistrous1562

errorful1570

unsolid1593

unsound1595

misgrounded1606

mistaking1631

errorous1633

unbottomed1641

erratile1652

heterodox1654

unbased1860

misfelt1935

fuzzy1937

flaky1972

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 38 Euyle lawis vngroundid in holy writt & reson.

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 351 Þus love ungroundid in God..mut nedis faile.

c1426 J. Audelay Poems (1931) 23 Ȝe beþ vngroundid in grace.

2. Having no real basis or justification; unfounded, groundless.

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the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without reason or foundation

ungroundedc1380

causeless1535

ingrounded1601

groundless1620

reasonless1623

momentless1633

foundationless1649

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 337 If he had not couetise of worldly goodis..he shuld.. leue al siche rownyng þat is un~grundid.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxii. 147 A fewe mens new vngrounded and as yet vnapproued imagination.

1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 291 Humane deuices, and labyrinths of vngrounded distinctions.

1672 I. Newton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 7 5084 I shall refer him to my former Letter, by which that conjecture will appear to be ungrounded.

1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 70 The Executions of their own ungrounded Fancies.

1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity I. i. 30 Nothing can appear..more ungrounded.

1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature 58 Thus the whole operation appears either useless or ungrounded.

3. Of persons: Not properly instructed or informed (in something).

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society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > badly

foul-itowenc1225

ungroundedc1449

mistaught1552

mislearned1622

innurtured1660

mistutoreda1757

ill-informed1824

miseducated1827

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 3 To ech such vngroundid and vnredy and ouer hasti vndirnymer and blamer.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions iii. 11 It is a sufficient argument..of an vngrounded learner, if his error be in speeche.

1646 P. Bulkley Gospel-covenant ii. 111 If any be ignorant and ungrounded in the doctrine of grace.

1670 R. Baxter Cure Church-div. 168 The pitiful case of the ignorant and ungrounded, and troubled sort of religious persons.

Draft additions 1993

4. Of an electrical device or system: not grounded or earthed. Chiefly U.S.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > conduction to earth > [adjective] > not

unearthed1905

ungrounded1934

1934 in N. Webster Dict.

1952 Nucleonics Feb. 32/2 The contact switch is ungrounded.

1964 R. F. Ficchi Electr. Interference 2 When power transmission came into more extensive use around 1890..the power lines were generally short..and power systems were ungrounded.

1977 Business Week 7 Nov. 27/2 One of the commonest perils is the tendency of ungrounded metal objects near the lines to pick up a dangerous electric charge.

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

单词	ungrounded
释义	ungroundedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɡraʊndᵻd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡraʊndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡraʊndəd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Compare Middle Dutch ongegrondet, -gront (Dutch -grond), German ungegründet, Danish ugrundet, Swedish ogrundad. 1. Not based or established in something. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective] slidinga900 wankleeOE windyc1000 unsteadfastc1200 fleeting?c1225 loose?c1225 brotelc1315 unstablec1340 varyingc1340 variantc1374 motleyc1380 ungroundedc1380 muablea1393 passiblea1393 remuablea1393 changeablea1398 movablea1398 variablec1397 slidderya1400 ticklec1400 variantc1412 flitting1413 mutable?a1425 movingc1425 flaskisable1430 flickering1430 transmutablec1430 vertible1447 brittlea1450 ficklea1450 permutablec1450 unfirmc1450 uncertain1477 turnable1483 unsteadfast1483 vagrantc1522 inconstant1526 alterable?1531 stirringc1540 slippery1548 various1552 slid?1553 mutala1561 rolling1561 weathery1563 unconstant1568 interchangeable1574 fluctuant1575 stayless1575 transitive1575 voluble1575 changeling1577 queasy1579 desultory1581 huff-puff1582 unstaid1586 vagrant1586 changeful1590 floating1594 Protean1594 unstayed1594 swimming1596 anchorless1597 mobilec1600 ticklish1601 catching1603 labile1603 unrooted1604 quicksilvered1605 versatile1605 insubstantial1607 uncertain1609 brandling1611 rootless1611 squeasy1611 wind-changinga1616 insolid1618 ambulatory1625 versatilous1629 plastic1633 desultorious1637 unbottomed1641 fluid1642 fluent1648 yea-and-nay1648 versipellous1650 flexile1651 uncentred1652 variating1653 chequered1656 slideable1662 transchangeative1662 weathercock-like1663 flicketing1674 fluxa1677 lapsable1678 wanton1681 veering1684 upon the weathercock1702 contingent1703 unsettled?1726 fermentable1731 afloat1757 brickle1768 wavy1795 vagarious1798 unsettled1803 fitful1810 metamorphosical1811 undulating1815 tittupya1817 titubant1817 mutative1818 papier mâché1818 teetotum1819 vacillating1822 capricious1823 sensitive1828 quicksilvery1829 unengrafted1829 fluxionala1834 proteiform1833 liquid1835 tottlish1835 kaleidoscopic1846 versative1846 kaleidoscopical1858 tottery1861 choppy1865 variative1874 variational1879 wimbly-wambly1881 fluctuable1882 shifty1882 giveable1884 shifty1884 tippy1886 mutatory1890 upsettable1890 rocky1897 undulatory1897 streaky1898 tottly1905 tipply1906 up and down1907 inertialess1927 sometimey1946 rise-and-fall1950 switchable1961 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > [adjective] falsec1175 ungroundedc1380 ungroundable1395 erroneousc1400 wrongc1400 rotten1529 mistaken1540 sinistral1542 sinistrous1562 errorful1570 unsolid1593 unsound1595 misgrounded1606 mistaking1631 errorous1633 unbottomed1641 erratile1652 heterodox1654 unbased1860 misfelt1935 fuzzy1937 flaky1972 c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 38 Euyle lawis vngroundid in holy writt & reson. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 351 Þus love ungroundid in God..mut nedis faile. c1426 J. Audelay Poems (1931) 23 Ȝe beþ vngroundid in grace. 2. Having no real basis or justification; unfounded, groundless. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without reason or foundation ungroundedc1380 causeless1535 ingrounded1601 groundless1620 reasonless1623 momentless1633 foundationless1649 c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 337 If he had not couetise of worldly goodis..he shuld.. leue al siche rownyng þat is un~grundid. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxii. 147 A fewe mens new vngrounded and as yet vnapproued imagination. 1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 291 Humane deuices, and labyrinths of vngrounded distinctions. 1672 I. Newton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 7 5084 I shall refer him to my former Letter, by which that conjecture will appear to be ungrounded. 1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 70 The Executions of their own ungrounded Fancies. 1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity I. i. 30 Nothing can appear..more ungrounded. 1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature 58 Thus the whole operation appears either useless or ungrounded. 3. Of persons: Not properly instructed or informed (in something). ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > badly foul-itowenc1225 ungroundedc1449 mistaught1552 mislearned1622 innurtured1660 mistutoreda1757 ill-informed1824 miseducated1827 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 3 To ech such vngroundid and vnredy and ouer hasti vndirnymer and blamer. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions iii. 11 It is a sufficient argument..of an vngrounded learner, if his error be in speeche. 1646 P. Bulkley Gospel-covenant ii. 111 If any be ignorant and ungrounded in the doctrine of grace. 1670 R. Baxter Cure Church-div. 168 The pitiful case of the ignorant and ungrounded, and troubled sort of religious persons. Draft additions 1993 4. Of an electrical device or system: not grounded or earthed. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > conduction to earth > [adjective] > not unearthed1905 ungrounded1934 1934 in N. Webster Dict. 1952 Nucleonics Feb. 32/2 The contact switch is ungrounded. 1964 R. F. Ficchi Electr. Interference 2 When power transmission came into more extensive use around 1890..the power lines were generally short..and power systems were ungrounded. 1977 Business Week 7 Nov. 27/2 One of the commonest perils is the tendency of ungrounded metal objects near the lines to pick up a dangerous electric charge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1380
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