unmortared

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adjective

Not secured by mortar.

“The unmortared wall of bricks would be easy to dismantle, merely requiring backs strong enough to lift the bricks and enough time to do it.”

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

adjectiveunmortared (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot secured by mortar.

    The unmortared wall of bricks would be easy to dismantle, merely requiring backs strong enough to lift the bricks and enough time to do it.

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. Englishmortared
  9. Englishunmortared

From un- + mortared.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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