unjoint

[ uhn-joint ]

/ ʌnˈdʒɔɪnt /

to sever or dislocate a joint of; disjoint.

Origin of unjoint

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-², joint

jointed

[ join-tid ]

/ ˈdʒɔɪn tɪd /

having or provided with joints.

formed with knots or nodes.

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at joint, -ed³

joint·ed·ly, adverb joint·ed·ness, noun un·joint·ed, adjective

Before the close of the Zoa condition a small and unjointed palp appears on the mandible.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
The sandy-haired German rose from his seat beside the hunchback, stretched the stiffness from his arms, and unjointed his pole.

A Son of the City |Herman Gastrell Seely
Fortunately it was an easy though painful matter to straighten the limb, as nothing had been unjointed.

Ralph Granger's Fortunes |William Perry Brown
We came upon it late, and my bones, through a longer ride than usual in the wooden saddle, had grown into an unjointed frame.

The Sea and the Jungle |H. M. Tomlinson

Finally the latter tapped out and unjointed his pipe and put it away in his fire-bag.

The Land of Strong Men |Arthur M. Chisholm

jointed

/ (ˈdʒɔɪntɪd) /

(of a plant stem or similar part) marked with constrictions, at which the stem breaks into separate portions

jointedly, adverb jointedness, noun