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ungirdled

ungirdled is the simple past and past participle of ungirdle.

Meaning of ungirdle

Verb

ungirdle (third-person singular simple present ungirdles, present participle ungirdling, simple past and past participle ungirdled)

  1. (transitive) To remove or unfasten the girdle of.

Adjective

ungirdled (not comparable)

  1. Without a girdle.
    • In a single traveling shot, held an outrageously long time, De Sica simply records the astounding sight of an ungirdled Ms. Loren, playing a Neapolitan pizza-maker, as she walks the length of a crowded street, moving in ways that definitely do not bring marble to mind.2008 June 10, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: Deneuve and Loren Still Haunt the Screen”, in New York Times

Origin of ungirdled

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From un- + girdled.

Questions about ungirdled

What does ungirdled mean?
Ungirdled means without a girdle.
What is ungirdled the simple past and past participle of?
Ungirdled is the simple past and past participle of ungirdle.
What part of speech is ungirdled?
Ungirdled is an adjective.

Words near ungirdled in the dictionary

  1. unginned
  2. ungird
  3. ungirded
  4. ungirding
  5. ungirdle
  6. ungirdled
  7. ungirdles
  8. ungirdling
  9. ungirds
  10. ungirlish
  11. ungirlishly

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