Unbuoyed

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not buoyed (up); not kept afloat or aloft. not-comparable

    "Above may the Soul spread wing, spurn body and sense beneath her; Below she must condescend to plodding unbuoyed by æther."

  2. 2
    Not buoyed; not marked by a buoy or buoys. not-comparable

    "Between the two islands there is an anchorage that is entered from the northeast, unbuoyed, but not difficult to get into."

Example

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"Above may the Soul spread wing, spurn body and sense beneath her; Below she must condescend to plodding unbuoyed by æther."

Etymology

From un- + buoyed.

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