preattached en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English attached English preattached From pre- + attached.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Already attached
Their excuses come preattached: I never went to class.
2009 January 6, Benedict Carey, “Some Protect the Ego by Working on Their Excuses Early”, in New York Times: