unjoint

[ uhn-joint ]

/ ʌnˈdʒɔɪnt /

verb (used with object)

to sever or dislocate a joint of; disjoint.

Words nearby unjoint

university professor, university wits, univocal, unix, unjaundiced, unjoint, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, unkelos, unkempt

Origin of unjoint

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-², joint

Definition for unjointed (2 of 2)

jointed

[ join-tid ]

/ ˈdʒɔɪn tɪd /

adjective

having or provided with joints.

formed with knots or nodes.

Origin of jointed

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at joint, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM jointed

joint·ed·ly, adverbjoint·ed·ness, nounun·joint·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for unjointed

Before the close of the Zoa condition a small and unjointed palp appears on the mandible.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The sandy-haired German rose from his seat beside the hunchback, stretched the stiffness from his arms, and unjointed his pole.
A Son of the City|Herman Gastrell Seely
Fortunately it was an easy though painful matter to straighten the limb, as nothing had been unjointed.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes|William Perry Brown
We came upon it late, and my bones, through a longer ride than usual in the wooden saddle, had grown into an unjointed frame.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson

Finally the latter tapped out and unjointed his pipe and put it away in his fire-bag.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm

British Dictionary definitions for unjointed

jointed

/ (ˈdʒɔɪntɪd) /

adjective

having a joint or joints
(in combination)large-jointed

(of a plant stem or similar part) marked with constrictions, at which the stem breaks into separate portions

Derived forms of jointed

jointedly, adverbjointedness, noun

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