Ungrounded

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unground form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.

    "The defendant's claims are fictitious; they are entirely ungrounded in fact."

  2. 2
    Not connected to ground potential

    "Unlike coaxial cable where the outer conductor is grounded, twisted pair is usually ungrounded."

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Example

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"The accusation was, without a doubt, absolutely ungrounded."

Etymology

From Middle English ungroundid, ungronded, ungrundid, ungrounded; equivalent to un- + grounded.

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