ungirt

[ uhn-gurt ]

adjective

1. having a girdle loosened or removed.
2. slack; relaxed; not taut or pulled together:

   ungirt thinking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ungirt¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, ungirt is from the Middle English word ungyrt. See un- ¹, girt ¹

Example Sentences

Bareheaded and ungirt, the candidate is conducted before the dread tribunal.

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Alike in life and in art he hated sloth,—the slovenliness of the "ungirt loin" and of the indecisive touch.

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When there was work to be done she never could rest with “unlit lamp and ungirt loin.”

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Ungirt, unblest, says the proverb; but my girdle shall serve for a riding knot; and a fig for all the witches in Christendom!

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Pardon for the ungirt loin, for the service shirked, for all good deeds undone!

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