unfast

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verb

To loose; release.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

unfast1

verbunfast (third-person singular simple present unfasts, present participle unfasting, simple past and past participle unfasted)

present singular third person unfasts · participle present unfasting · participle past unfasted · past unfasted

  1. transitiveTo loose; release.

unfast2

adjectiveunfast (comparative more unfast, superlative most unfast)

comparative more unfast · superlative most unfast

  1. Not fast or safe; not secure.

Origin

unfast · verb

  1. Middle Englishunfasten
  2. Englishunfast

From Middle English unfasten, unvesten, onfesten, equivalent to un- + fast.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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