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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English moored English unmoored From un- + moored.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not moored.
Left unmoored, the boat gradually drifted out to sea.
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(figuratively, not-comparable) 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:
Deriveds
Translations (4)
de verunsichert (unstable, lacking in emotional connections) · pl zagubiony (unstable, lacking in emotional connections) · pl niezacumowany (not moored) · pl niepewny (unstable, lacking in emotional connections)