unjoined

adjective

un·​joined ˌən-ˈjȯind How to pronounce unjoined (audio)
: not joined
unjoined pieces

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The atmosphere of a stymied craving for action has its analogue in a deliberately anticlimactic sequence in Britten’s opera: the sight of a French frigate arouses a crescendo of patriotic bravado, until the wind dies and the battle goes unjoined. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unjoined was in 1538

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“Unjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjoined. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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