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unglued

[ uhn-glood ]

/ ʌnˈglud /

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adjective

separated or detached; not glued.

Idioms for unglued

come unglued, Slang.

to become upset, disorganized, or confused; lose emotional control: to come unglued in an emergency.
to disintegrate or collapse; fall apart; break down: The negotiators tried to keep the fragile peace agreement from coming unglued.

Origin of unglued

1685–95; (def 1) un-¹ + glued; (def 2) unglue + -ed²

Words nearby unglued

ungenerous, ungird, ungirt, unglamorous, unglue, unglued, ungodly, ungotten, ungovernable, ungraceful, ungracious

Definition for unglued (2 of 2)

unglue

[ uhn-gloo ]

/ ʌnˈglu /

verb (used with object), un·glued, un·glu·ing.

to separate or detach by or as if by overcoming an adhesive agent: to unglue a sticker from a wall.

Slang.

to confuse or upset: He was unglued by his opponent's superb defense.
to cause to fail or lose effectiveness.

Origin of unglue

First recorded in 1540–50; un-² + glue

Example sentences from the Web for unglued

Somewhere in the damp, without doubt; that instrument will be unglued and spoilt in ten minutes—ten!

Under the Greenwood Tree |Thomas Hardy
But we are glad that the carpenter did not leave the legs of it unglued for a joke.

A Chesterton Calendar |G. K. Chesterton
Using the outspread fingers of each hand, begin with the unglued edge and roll the paper around the wood.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
Baston, unglued from the wall, spoke up with his usual pompous eagerness.

Tharon of Lost Valley |Vingie E. Roe

Sometimes the sound board gets loose or unglued at the edges, or the bridges or ribs come loose.

Piano Tuning |J. Cree Fischer

Idioms and Phrases with unglued

unglued

see under come apart at the seams.