ungirt

American  

[uhn-gurt] / ʌnˈgɜrt /

adjective

1. having a girdle loosened or removed.

2. slack; relaxed; not taut or pulled together.

   ungirt thinking.

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Etymology

Origin of ungirt

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

Example Sentences

She wore a dark, shapeless, ungirt robe covered with patches and stains.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

He threw down the felt boots, ungirt himself, put his belt on the boots, and took off his caftan.

From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

So I ungirt my own weapon--a good plain sword that I had won from a viking in Caithness--and laid it in the place of that he had given me.

From King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)

The saddle was ungirt; we carried it into the stall where we had been drinking and ripping open one of the skirts, we there found the letter we wanted.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell by Hume, David

When there is danger that a character will melt into a mere mush of ungirt feelings, the astringent and bracing use of satire is fit.

From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville