Ungrasped

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of ungrasp form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not grasped. not-comparable

    "And if perchance some fleeting memories steal, Like far-off echoes to my dreaming ear, Away, ungrasped, the cheating visions wheel, As spectres start upon the wing of fear."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not fully apprehended wordnet

Synonyms

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ununderstood

Example

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"And if perchance some fleeting memories steal, Like far-off echoes to my dreaming ear, Away, ungrasped, the cheating visions wheel, As spectres start upon the wing of fear."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + grasped.

Etymology 2

From ungrasp + -ed.

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