unfixedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfɪkst/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfɪkst/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

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. A4^v 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).

单词	unfixed
释义	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. A4^v 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). < adj.1605
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