unglued

[ uhn-glood ]
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adjective
  1. separated or detached; not glued.

Idioms about unglued

  1. come unglued, Slang.

    • to become upset, disorganized, or confused; lose emotional control: to come unglued in an emergency.

    • to disintegrate or collapse; fall apart; break down: The negotiators tried to keep the fragile peace agreement from coming unglued.

Origin of unglued

1
First recorded in 1685–95; (def. 1) un-1 + glued; (def. 2) unglue + -ed2

Words Nearby unglued

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How to use unglued in a sentence

  • Books soon become mildewed or unglued and the finest library will soon have the appearance of a secondhand bookshop.

    Birdseye Views of Far Lands | James T. Nichols
  • Baston, unglued from the wall, spoke up with his usual pompous eagerness.

    Tharon of Lost Valley | Vingie E. Roe
  • There had been damp weather, and the leather of the bellows had become unglued.

    An Old English Home | S. Baring-Gould

Other Idioms and Phrases with unglued

unglued

see under come apart at the seams.

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