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ungroundable en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + groundable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not groundable.
    • 2008, South Park (TV series), The Ungroundable You can't ground me, for I'm neither living nor dead. How can thy ground that which is ungroundable?
    • “We're nineteen. Soon we'll be out of the teens.” “And ungroundable,” Eve agreed darkly. 2010, Piers Anthony, Jumper Cable, →ISBN:
  2. (not-comparable) Not groundable. ▸ Impossible to ground.
    • Our rational functioning draws energy and guidance from a basic, rationally ungroundable stance or orientation […] 2002, Ronald Alexander Kuipers, Critical faith:
    • […] judgments that are ungroundable because infinitely reflective […] 1999, Anthony J. Cascardi, Consequences of Enlightenment:
    • Insisting on existential decision as the last word in such an ungroundable sphere is one way of understanding ethical responsibility. 2000, Lawrence J. Hatab, Ethics and finitude: Heideggerian contributions to moral philosophy:
  3. (not-comparable) Not groundable. ▸ Unable to be electrically grounded.
    • Needless to say, clothing is ungroundable, so short sleeves are recommended. 1978, Evaluation Engineering, volume 17, page 24: