Unrigged

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not rigged; not having the rigging up. not-comparable

    "As she drew nigh, all eyes were fixed upon her broad beams, called shears, which, in some whaling-ships, cross the quarter-deck at the height of eight or nine feet; serving to carry the spare, unrigged, or disabled boats."

  2. 2
    Not dishonestly manipulated. not-comparable

    "The citizens are demanding an unrigged election."

Adjective
  1. 1
    stripped of rigging wordnet

Synonyms

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derig

Antonyms

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rigged

Example

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"As she drew nigh, all eyes were fixed upon her broad beams, called shears, which, in some whaling-ships, cross the quarter-deck at the height of eight or nine feet; serving to carry the spare, unrigged, or disabled boats."

Etymology

From un- + rigged.

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