Unbased
/ʌnˈbeɪst/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of unbase form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Without a sound basis; unfounded; baseless.
"We have the feudal state in the gloomy and Gothic grandeur of Northumberland House; we pass along the Strand, where Jack Cade pursued his brief triumph—the prototype of every popular insurrection unbased on any great principle—sudden, cruel, and useless!"
- 2 Not based; cringeworthy, contemptible. Internet, especially
Example
More examples"We have the feudal state in the gloomy and Gothic grandeur of Northumberland House; we pass along the Strand, where Jack Cade pursued his brief triumph—the prototype of every popular insurrection unbased on any great principle—sudden, cruel, and useless!"
Etymology
From un- + based.