单词 | unfixed |
释义 | unfixedadj. 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. 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. 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). 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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