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Its unjointed wooden figures did not really suit either Harryhausen or O'Brien.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2013

Polychaete worms have paired, unjointed limbs called parapodia on each segment used for locomotion and breathing.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Spikelets falling singly from the unjointed rachis of the spike or the ultimate branches of the panicle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

The genital and anal somites are not retractile within the last leg-bearing somite, and the gonopods typically persist in the male as small two-jointed appendages and in the female as jointed or unjointed sclerites.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

In all cases an unjointed snaffle is much the best form of bit.

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)