unhingingly

un·hing·ing·ly
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/ənˈhɪndʒɪŋli/

adverb

Disturbingly, upsettingly; in an unhinging manner.

Similar
irrationallymanicallyerratically
Opposite
calmlyrationallystably
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Meanings

adverbunhingingly (comparative more unhingingly, superlative most unhingingly)

comparative more unhingingly · superlative most unhingingly

  1. Disturbingly, upsettingly; in an unhinging manner.

    I cannot imagine a book that brings out more forcefully, more unhingingly, what we have to by reading about the experience of growing up.

    2011, Arnold Weinstein, Morning, Noon, and Night: Finding the Meaning of Life's Stages Through Books

    Synonyms: irrationally, manically, erratically · Antonyms: calmly, rationally, stably

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbDisturbingly, upsettingly; in an unhinging manner.

Similar
irrationallymanicallyerratically
Opposite
calmlyrationallystably

Origin

From unhinging + -ly.

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

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Chicago

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

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