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unglued

unglued is the simple past and past participle of unglue.

Adjective

unglued (comparative more unglued, superlative most unglued)

  1. (not comparable) Not secured with glue.
    • The unglued joints all fell apart in shipment, but the properly joined piece survived intact.
  2. (comparable, slang) Insane, upset.
    • He was calm at first, then suddenly he came unglued and started screaming. He completely lost it.
    • There is something inherently entertaining about the self-proclaimed defender of uncomfortable speech on college campuses coming unglued when he found a sentence on the Internet that he didn't like.2019 September 3, David Karpf, “Bret Stephens Compared Me to a Nazi Propagandist in the New York Times. It Proved My Point.”, in Esquire

Meaning of unglue

Verb

unglue (third-person singular simple present unglues, present participle ungluing or (uncommon) unglueing, simple past and past participle unglued)

  1. to separate that which was held by glue
    • we had to use warm water and solvent to unglue all the joints we put in yesterday.
  2. to cease to adhere to or follow attentively
    • parents are looking for new ways to unglue their children from their screens

Forms of unglued

comparativemore unglued
superlativemost unglued

Origin of unglued

From un- + glued.

Questions about unglued

What does unglued mean?
Unglued means not secured with glue.
What is unglued the simple past and past participle of?
Unglued is the simple past and past participle of unglue.
What part of speech is unglued?
Unglued is an adjective.

Words near unglued in the dictionary

  1. ungluable
  2. unglucosylated
  3. unglucuronidated
  4. unglue
  5. unglueable
  6. unglued
  7. unglueing
  8. unglues
  9. ungluing
  10. unglutinous
  11. unglutted

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