Meanings
ungirdled1
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of ungirdle
ungirdled2
adjectiveungirdled (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout a girdle.
In a single traveling shot, held an outrageously long time, De Sica simply records the astounding sight of an ungirdled Ms. Loren, playing a Neapolitan pizza-maker, as she walks the length of a crowded street, moving in ways that definitely do not bring marble to mind.
2008 June 10, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: Deneuve and Loren Still Haunt the Screen”, in New York Times
Origin
ungirdled · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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APA
ungirdled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungirdled
MLA
“ungirdled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungirdled. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungirdled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungirdled.
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