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unplumbed

American  
[uhn-pluhmd] / ʌnˈplʌmd /

adjective

  1. not plumbed; not tested or measured with a plumb line.

  2. not understood or explored in depth, as an idea, theory, feeling, or experience.


unplumbed British  
/ ʌnˈplʌmd /

adjective

  1. unfathomed; unsounded

  2. not understood in depth

  3. (of a building) having no plumbing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of unplumbed

First recorded in 1615–25; un- 1 + plumb + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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If this is the last time we see Jost and Che as “Update” hosts, at least we’ll know they left no depths unplumbed.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2025

In a fictional space realm, the largely unplumbed stories of Star Wars’ creatures give us something real and undeniably affecting to cling to.

From Salon May 4, 2024

We discovered previously unplumbed reservoirs of humor, laughing for 16 days straight, generated memories of a beautiful part of the world and became fast friends.

From Washington Post Sep. 26, 2017

And they’re accompanied by new ghouls: unexplored tabs, undigested takedowns, unheeded #longread tips, unfinished explainers, unwatched unearthed footage, unplumbed Netflix queues, and un- and un- and un-.

From Slate Dec. 14, 2014

In her case it was an unshakable conviction regarding the yet unplumbed event.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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