Standard Lemma guide

unwired

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not wired.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an unwired bra

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Not connected by electrical wires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Not connected by electrical wires.

Of an unelectrified line or route, without overhead wiring to supply current to electric trains via pantographs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of unwire

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English wired English unwired From un- + wired.

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