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unmoored

unmoored adjective: not moored. Also the simple past and past participle of unmoor.

Adjective

unmoored (not comparable)

  1. Not moored.
    • Left unmoored, the boat gradually drifted out to sea.
  2. (figuratively) Mentally immature, unstable, or lacking in emotional connections.
    • The sequel checks in with the unmoored but largely lovable characters from the first movie as they face middle age.2017 January 26, Christopher D. Shea, “T2 Trainspotting’: The Early Reviews”, in New York Time

Also used as

unmoored is also the simple past and past participle of unmoor.

Origin of unmoored

From un- + moored.

Words formed from unmoored

Questions about unmoored

What does unmoored mean?
Unmoored means not moored.
What part of speech is unmoored?
Unmoored is an adjective.

Words near unmoored in the dictionary

  1. unmonotonous
  2. unmonstrous
  3. unmonumental
  4. unmonumented
  5. unmoor
  6. unmoored
  7. unmooredness
  8. unmooring
  9. unmoors
  10. unmooted
  11. unmopped

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