unmoored

adj — 2 senses

unmoored

adj

Etymology From un- + moored.

1

Not moored.

  • Left unmoored, the boat gradually drifted out to sea.
2

Figuratively Mentally immature, unstable, or lacking in emotional connections.

  • The sequel checks in with the unmoored but largely lovable characters from the first movie as they face middle age.2017 January 26, Christopher D. Shea, “T2 Trainspotting’: The Early Reviews”, in New York Time:
Derived terms
unmooredness

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