UNFIXED

nebulous, unfixed

(adjective) lacking definition or definite content; “nebulous reasons”; “unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be”- Jane Austen

unfixed

(adjective) not firmly placed or set or fastened

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unfixed (not comparable)

Not fixated or fixed; moving or changing freely

(of a problem) Not fixed; not corrected.

Verb

unfixed

simple past tense and past participle of unfix

Source: Wiktionary


UNFIX

Un*fix", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fix.]

1. To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections.

2. To make fluid; to dissolve. [R.] The mountain stands; nor can the rising sun Unfix her frosts. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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