ungroundable en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + groundable.
Meanings
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(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:
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(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:
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(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: