Unfastened
[ʌn'fæsənd]
Definition
(adj.) not closed or secured; 'the car door was unfastened'; 'unfastened seatbelts' .
Typist: Pierce--From WordNet
Examples
- Entering the open passage, she tapped at the door of the private parlour, unfastened it, and looked in. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Not a casement was found unfastened, not a pane of glass broken; all the doors were bolted secure. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- At length, with his hostess still at his side, he passed out of range of the wooden Cupid, unfastened his horses and drove off. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The frenzy was so violent, that I had not unfastened the bandages restraining the arms; but, I had looked to them, to see that they were not painful. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It was now unfastened. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- As it was square and unfastened it was easily done. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I replaced the razor in its usual drawer, unfastened the door, and called loudly for assistance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Pierce