UNGIRT


Meaning of UNGIRT in English

“+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English ungyrt; partly from past participle of ungyrden to ungird; partly from un- (I) + gyrt, past participle of gyrden, girden to gird

1. : wearing no belt or girdle or wearing one that is not snugly fastened

wandering through the woods … ungirt , unsandaled — P.B.Shelley

2. : lacking in discipline or compactness : loose , slack

did not run on in ungirt dithyrambs … but worked quietly with her finely chosen materials — Carl Van Doren

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.