unwired

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adjective

Not wired.

“an unwired bra”

Similar
non-wired
OriginEnglish wired ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

unwired1

adjectiveunwired (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot wired.

    an unwired bra

  2. not comparableNot connected by electrical wires.
    1. not comparablerail transportOf an unelectrified line or route, without overhead wiring to supply current to electric trains via pantographs.

      Clarke said that this 'total cost' approach should be used across unwired routes in combination with route profit and loss figures from the Great British Railways Transition Team, to give a more rounded picture of costs and benefits.

      2024 May 1, Philip Haigh, “Network News: RIA argues for battery electrics to replace diesel trains”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 10

unwired2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unwire

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
non-wired
Also see
non-wired

Origin

unwired · adjective

  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. Englishwired
  9. Englishunwired

From un- + wired.

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unwired · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unweird
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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