ungirt
Americanadjective
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having a girdle loosened or removed.
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slack; relaxed; not taut or pulled together.
ungirt thinking.
Etymology
Origin of ungirt
First recorded in 1250–1300, ungirt is from the Middle English word ungyrt. See un- 1, girt 1
Example Sentences
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She wore a dark, shapeless, ungirt robe covered with patches and stains.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Returning care Had roused th' industrious hag, with footstep bare, And loins ungirt, the sleeping fire to light; And lovers thrill'd that season of despight, Which wont renew their tears, and wake despair.
From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Campbell, Thomas
Now in the ungirt hour—now ere we blink and drowse, Mithras, also a soldier, keep us true to our vows!
From Songs from Books by Kipling, Rudyard
He shows himself possessed of a hatred for all that is unjust and ungirt and vulgar.
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul
And the cruse is full, And the loin ungirt, And the hour ordained!
From Open Water by Stringer, Arthur
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