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untightened

untightened is the simple past and past participle of untighten.

Adjective

untightened (comparative more untightened, superlative most untightened)

  1. Not having been tightened.
  2. Having been made less tight; having been loosened.

Meaning of untighten

Verb

untighten (third-person singular simple present untightens, present participle untightening, simple past and past participle untightened)

  1. (transitive) To loosen; to make something less tight.

Forms of untightened

comparativemore untightened
superlativemost untightened

Questions about untightened

What does untightened mean?
Untightened means not having been tightened.
What is untightened the simple past and past participle of?
Untightened is the simple past and past participle of untighten.
What part of speech is untightened?
Untightened is an adjective.

Words near untightened in the dictionary

  1. untiers
  2. unties
  3. untigerlike
  4. untight
  5. untighten
  6. untightened
  7. untightening
  8. untightens
  9. untightness
  10. until
  11. until all hours

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