unropedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈrəʊpt/, U.S. /ˌənˈroʊpt/ Not roped; spec. not secured by a rope.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > not fastened in other specific manner
unpinneda1393
unlaced1447
unnailed?1572
unrooted1604
ungirthed1628
unlatched1651
unchained1664
unlooped1716
unbolted1793
unbelted1814
unhinged1824
unclasped1825
unpulleyed1839
strapless1846
unwelded1846
unroped1849
unhasped1856
unwhipped1867
unbuckled1874
unsoldered1876
stringless1882
unspiked1902
unclipped1922
unzippered1936
unzipped1940
1849 Dundee Courier 20 June It is a very common practice for carters to carry bales of jute unroped.
1881 R. D. Blackmore Christowell (1882) ii An avalanche of pots from the unroped crate fell..upon him.
1962 M. Z. Bradley Planet Savers iv. 42 On slopes like this, where a fall wasn't dangerous anyhow, it was better to work unroped.
2013 New Yorker 3 June 51/1 One can do..several peaks in one sequence (a so-called enchainment), or else go alone and unroped up classic routes in record time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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