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ungrounded¹

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verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of unground

ungrounded²

Where it comes from

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

adjective more ungrounded · most ungrounded

  1. Not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false. The defendant's claims are fictitious; they are entirely ungrounded in fact.

    Similar: baseless, idle, footless, groundless, unfounded, ungrounded, unjustified, unproved, unproven, unsubstantiated, unsupported

  2. Not connected to ground potential. Unlike coaxial cable where the outer conductor is grounded, twisted pair is usually ungrounded.

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adj not grounded, unreal, false

Deutschaus der Luft gegriffen

adj not connected to ground potential

Deutschungeerdet, nicht geerdet

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"ungrounded." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ungrounded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ungrounded. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ungrounded

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"ungrounded." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ungrounded.

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@misc{ungrounded_2026,
  title = {ungrounded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ungrounded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}