Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
untogether en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌntəˈɡɛðəɹ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌʌntəˈɡɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
The adjective and adverb are derived from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + together. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.
Meanings
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Not together. ▸ Not cohesive or united; disunited, disparate, separated; also, not coordinated; uncoordinated.
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(informal) Not together. ▸ Of a person or their behaviour: not composed; disorganized, sloppy.
[…] Works, which will assist these backward, untogether niggers [sic] in getting themselves together.
2006, John Kevin Young, Black Writers, White Publishers:This here little Sister name Mae was most definitely untogether.
2005, H. D. Adamson, Language Minority Students in American Schools:
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(informal) Not together. ▸ Of a situation: not under control; chaotic, disorganized.
Forms
Deriveds
untogetherness
Synonyms
uncomposed · uncollected
untogether en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌntəˈɡɛðəɹ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌʌntəˈɡɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
The adjective and adverb are derived from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + together. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.
Meanings
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In a disorderly manner; apart.
Just as Hinckle terms the dispersed text of Jes Grew “Untogether,” [...]
2006, John Kevin Young, Black Writers, White Publishers:
Forms
untogether en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌntəˈɡɛðəɹ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌʌntəˈɡɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
The adjective and adverb are derived from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + together. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.
Meanings
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(uncountable) That which is not together.
We characterize the together, or the untogether based on it, as a rum. The untogether belonging to such a mode of the together, lacking as something outstanding, can, however, by no means ontologically define the not-yet that belongs to Da-sein as its possible death.
2007, Gordon Marino, Basic Writings of Existentialism:
Translations (1)
fi ei yhdessä (that which is not together)