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
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She wore a dark, shapeless, ungirt robe covered with patches and stains.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
All had vanished into the night; she stood before her intended victim unarmed, ungirt, and—miracle of miracles—undismayed!
From Max by Katherine Cecil Thurston
Her robe, ungirt from clasp to hem, No wrought flowers did adorn, But a white rose of Mary's gift, For service meetly worn; Her hair that lay along her back Was yellow like ripe corn.
From Loyal to the School by Angela Brazil
It is a moot point how far the extremely loose and ungirt character of this style, which sometimes, and indeed often, reaches sheer slovenliness and solecism, was intentional.
From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
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 William Rounseville Alger
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