Unbased

//ʌnˈbeɪst// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unbase form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Not based; cringeworthy, contemptible. Internet, especially

Synonyms

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baselessemptygroundlessidleunfoundedungrounded

Example

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"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.

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