unstapled

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adjective

Not stapled; loose.

Similar
freeloose
OriginEnglish stapled ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunstapled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot stapled; loose.

    Synonyms: free, loose

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot stapled; loose.

Similar
freeloose
Also see
freeloose

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. Englishstapled
  9. Englishunstapled

From un- + stapled.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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