Ungirdled

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of ungirdle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a girdle. not-comparable

    "In a single traveling shot, held an outrageously long time, De Sica simply records the astounding sight of an ungirdled Ms. Loren, playing a Neapolitan pizza-maker, as she walks the length of a crowded street, moving in ways that definitely do not bring marble to mind."

Example

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"In a single traveling shot, held an outrageously long time, De Sica simply records the astounding sight of an ungirdled Ms. Loren, playing a Neapolitan pizza-maker, as she walks the length of a crowded street, moving in ways that definitely do not bring marble to mind."

Etymology

From un- + girdled.

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