unbuttressed

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adjective

Lacking buttresses or supports

“an unbuttressed porch”

OriginEnglish buttressed ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunbuttressed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking buttresses or supports

    an unbuttressed porch

  2. not comparablebiologyNot buttressed; having a trunk without a flared base

    an unbuttressed sapling

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishbuttressed
  9. Englishunbuttressed

From un- + buttressed.

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Cite this entry
APA

unbuttressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuttressed

MLA

“unbuttressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuttressed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbuttressed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuttressed.

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