unground

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adjective

Not having been ground; unpulverized.

“We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.”

OriginEnglish ground ← Middle English ground ← Old English grund →
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Meanings

adjectiveunground (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot having been ground; unpulverized.

    A bit of unground wheat in flour can really hurt when you bite it: another reason to sift.

verbunground (third-person singular simple present ungrounds, present participle ungrounding, simple past and past participle ungrounded)

present singular third person ungrounds · participle present ungrounding · participle past ungrounded · past ungrounded

  1. transitivebusinessTo remove a connection to ground potential.

    If you unground the extension cord it will cause a shock hazard in that drill.

  2. transitiveTo free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).

    We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.

    1 more example

    I just had to make John promise not to do anything "bad" at the CYO dance. He was just ungrounded.

    1965 February 7, Lou Sullivan, Diary

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. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrem-
  9. Proto-Germanic*grunduz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*grundu
  11. Old Englishgrund
  12. Middle Englishground
  13. Englishground
  14. Englishunground

From un- + ground.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄμυλος
  • ἄμυλος (ámulos)not having been ground
Hungarian őrletlen, őröletlen
  • őrletlennot having been ground
  • őröletlennot having been ground
  • darálatlannot having been ground
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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