unplumbed

[ uhn-pluhmd ]

adjective

1. not plumbed; not tested or measured with a plumb line.
2. not understood or explored in depth, as an idea, theory, feeling, or experience.

unplumbed

/ ʌnˈplʌmd /

adjective

1. unfathomed; unsounded
2. not understood in depth
3. (of a building) having no plumbing

Word History and Origins

Origin of unplumbed¹

First recorded in 1615–25; un- ¹ + plumb + -ed ³

Example Sentences

In a fictional space realm, the largely unplumbed stories of Star Wars’ creatures give us something real and undeniably affecting to cling to.

From Salon

Fohr explores every nuance in her voice, soaring and diving to unplumbed depths against a backdrop of her core band and an orchestra.

From Washington Post

Thankfully, he didn’t damage his spine, but the injury plunged him into previously unplumbed despair.

From The Guardian

But the technique behind her greatness — what “Klute” cinematographer Gordon Willis described as her ability to simply think and have it show up on her face — goes largely unplumbed.

From Washington Post

The significant gap between being a bad boyfriend and being a person who is publicly accused of physical and sexual brutality by nearly twenty women remains unplumbed.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

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