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单词 unfixed
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unfixedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfɪkst/, U.S. /ˌənˈfɪkst/
Etymology: un- prefix1 2.
1.
a. Not fixed in a definite place or position; unfastened, loose, free.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [adjective] > moving easily or freely > not fixed
unfixed1605
ambulant1809
free-floating1815
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied
loose1488
lash1513
untied1565
ungirt1579
unfastened1587
untucked1609
unreeved1730
unfixed1805
untaken1836
unbonded1878
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 473 The Criticall and double-sexed Seauen, The Nomber of th' vnfixed Fires of Heau'n.
1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. iii. Rule 1 §5 It is like a fire-stick, which..being gently mov'd gives a volatile and unfixed light.
1721 A. Ramsay Morning Interview 93 Her unfix'd eyes with various turnings range.
1787 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 99 The Count of Vergennes has..had a very severe attack of what is deemed an unfixed gout.
1805 Loudon Improv. Hot-Houses 65 A stripe of cloth..is left unfixed at top.
1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) iii. 28 There was a low cinder fire in a rusty unfixed grate.
1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 260 All Guards are to parade, with shouldered Arms, and unfixed Bayonets.
b. Of persons: Not restricted by office to one or a special place. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > office > holder of office > [adjective] > other types of official generally
simplec1380
general1400
specialc1400
ordinary1524
supernumeral1565
supernumerary1624
unfixed1661
1661 Grand Deb. Rev. & Alteration Bk. Common Prayer 10 Generall unfixed Bishops, like the Evangelists or Apostles,..and the fixed Bishops of Parochial Churches.
1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. 1 Tim. iii. 7 The Ministerial Work was..Indefinite, by Itinerant, or unfixed Men.
2. figurative.
a. Unsettled, uncertain, undetermined; fluctuating, variable.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective]
unsicker?c1225
uncertaina1382
unsadc1384
untristya1387
untrustya1387
unsurec1412
falliblec1425
slipperc1430
ficklea1450
frivol1488
slidder?a1500
casuala1535
slippery1548
slippy1548
failable1561
doubtful1562
lubricious1584
slope1587
queasy1589
unconfirmedc1592
nice1598
catching1603
loose1603
precary1606
ambiguous1612
treacherous1612
unsafe1615
unsureda1616
precarious1626
lubric1631
dubious1635
lubricous1646
unestablished1646
unfixed1654
unsecure?a1685
unreliable1810
unproven1836
untrustworthy1846
shady1848
wobbly1877
Kaffir1899
independable1921
dodgy1961
temperamental1962
1654 Z. Coke Art of Logick Ep. Ded. sig. A4v To guid the intricate and perplexed thoughts of the unfixed people through the great Labyrinth of Time.
1706 J. Potter Archæologia Græca (ed. 2) I. i. ix. 48 It appears..to have been unfix'd and arbitrary.
1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1763 I. 241 [Johnson:] He is totally unfixed in his principles, and wants to puzzle other people.
1826 E. Irving Babylon I. iii. 197 Which..doth exactly determine the time of this trumpet which otherwise would have been unfixed.
1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands iii. xix. 440 The orthography is not only (as we expect it to be), unfixed, but..is varied.
absolute.1844 E. B. Browning Vision of Poets clix The tones..throbbed betwixt The incomplete and the unfixed.
b. Unstable; lacking permanency.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to reactivity
fugitive1666
unfixed1669
reactive1863
1669 R. Boyle Notes Atmospheres in Contin. New Exper. i. 196 The weights themselves..are commonly made of Brass (a Metal very unfixt).
3. Not properly fitted. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty
defaultyc1390
defectivea1398
defaultive1398
imperfectc1400
faultive1496
defectuous1550
defectious?1566
defaulted1580
defectual1582
defected1589
defectible1612
vicious1638
unfixed1643
hip-shotten1648
defectuose1677
flawy1712
off-colour1876
flawful1881
faultsome1891
trick1961
rogue1962
1643 King Charles I in Tregaskis' Catal. (1907) 6 So many recovered men of that Regiment as are able to march, divers of whom have unfixed muskets.

Derivatives

unˈfixedness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun]
unstablenessc1340
varyingc1380
uncertaintyc1384
brotelnessc1386
were1390
instabilityc1422
bricklenessa1425
changeability?a1425
changeableness1447
vertibility1447
mutability?a1475
variableness?a1475
inconstance1509
mutationa1542
fickleness1548
variety1548
unconstancy1563
mobility1567
unstability1572
vicissitude1576
variousness1607
inconstancy1613
slipperinessa1618
alterableness1633
versatilousness1640
bottomlessness1642
lability1651
brittlety1652
versatileness1654
fluctuancy1659
fugitivenessa1661
alterability1661
permutability1662
unfixedness1668
mutablenessa1677
flittingnessa1680
frailness1687
flittiness1692
versability1721
plasticity1727
variability1771
unestablishment1776
fluctuabilitya1786
changefulness1791
unsettledness1799
versatility1802
harlequinism1808
fluidity1824
fitfulness1825
sensitiveness1825
insubstantiality1848
contingency1858
rootlessness1859
shiftingness1866
ficklety1888
variancy1888
impredicability1906
proteanism1909
1668 J. Corbet Second Disc. Relig. Eng. xix. 44 Christianity it self would be much endangered in a state of Ataxy and unfixedness.
1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility ii. 53 The unfixedness and dissipation of his spirit.
1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will iii. v. 174 There is a vast Indistinctness & Unfixedness in..very many of the Terms.
1840 J. S. Mill Ess. (1859) 65 That entire unfixedness in the social position of individuals.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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