unplumbedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈplʌmd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpləmd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and plumbed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, plumbed adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + plumbed adj.

Not plumbed (in various senses); esp. unsounded, unfathomed (literal and figurative). Later also: (of an appliance, building, etc.) not provided with plumbing; not connected to a water supply or drains.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > of unascertained depth

unplumbed1623

unfathomed1628

1623 W. C. Fatall Vesper sig. B4^v The height whereof mans vnderstanding cannot aspire vnto, nor the vnplummeld [sic] depth thereof sinke vnto.

1763 J. G. Loten Jrnl. 12 June in A. J. P. Raat Life Governor Joan Gideon Loten (2010) iv. 277 The custom house officers..did not search either the inside of my carriage or the unplumbed trunks.

1852 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna, & Other Poems 97 The unplumb'd, salt, estranging sea.

1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains vii. 216 Justice is not done to..the unplumbed childishness of man's imagination.

1901 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 565/2 The popular press, with its unplumbed ignorance.

1958 H. N. MacCracken Blithe Dutchess xv. 243 There the young couple lived, in an unheated, unplumbed house.

1973 S. Lanier Hiero's Journey vii. 170 Their original height made the imagination boggle, for now they rose from the unplumbed water.

2004 Express & Echo (Exeter) (Nexis) 2 Mar. 5 They even threw an unplumbed toilet on to the floor so hard they've broken the floor boards—and the toilet.

2013 K. Houston Shady Characters vi. 118 The descriptively named but enigmatic ‘two asterisks aligned vertically’..that lurks in Unicode's unplumbed depths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unplumbed
释义	unplumbedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈplʌmd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpləmd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and plumbed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, plumbed adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + plumbed adj. Not plumbed (in various senses); esp. unsounded, unfathomed (literal and figurative). Later also: (of an appliance, building, etc.) not provided with plumbing; not connected to a water supply or drains. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > of unascertained depth unplumbed1623 unfathomed1628 1623 W. C. Fatall Vesper sig. B4^v The height whereof mans vnderstanding cannot aspire vnto, nor the vnplummeld [sic] depth thereof sinke vnto. 1763 J. G. Loten Jrnl. 12 June in A. J. P. Raat Life Governor Joan Gideon Loten (2010) iv. 277 The custom house officers..did not search either the inside of my carriage or the unplumbed trunks. 1852 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna, & Other Poems 97 The unplumb'd, salt, estranging sea. 1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains vii. 216 Justice is not done to..the unplumbed childishness of man's imagination. 1901 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 565/2 The popular press, with its unplumbed ignorance. 1958 H. N. MacCracken Blithe Dutchess xv. 243 There the young couple lived, in an unheated, unplumbed house. 1973 S. Lanier Hiero's Journey vii. 170 Their original height made the imagination boggle, for now they rose from the unplumbed water. 2004 Express & Echo (Exeter) (Nexis) 2 Mar. 5 They even threw an unplumbed toilet on to the floor so hard they've broken the floor boards—and the toilet. 2013 K. Houston Shady Characters vi. 118 The descriptively named but enigmatic ‘two asterisks aligned vertically’..that lurks in Unicode's unplumbed depths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1623
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