UNBALLASTED

Etymology

Adjective

unballasted (not comparable)

(shipping) not loaded or stabilised with ballast

(figurative) unstable, liable to flounder

Source: Wiktionary


Un*bal"last*ed, a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. unballast.]

Definition: Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + ballasted.]

Definition: Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits. Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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