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
When there was work to be done she never could rest with “unlit lamp and ungirt loin.”
From Mary Wollstonecraft by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
He ungirt his sword, took off helm and circlet, cloak, blazoned surcoat, the girdle of his county.
From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
In this ungirt hour there imported himself into our life a youngish-looking middle-aged man of the name of Shend, with a blurred face and deprecating eyes.
From A Diversity of Creatures by Kipling, Rudyard
All had vanished into the night; she stood before her intended victim unarmed, ungirt, and—miracle of miracles—undismayed!
From Max by Thurston, Katherine Cecil
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