unappendaged
|un-ap-pen-daged|
/ˌʌnəˈpɛndɪdʒd/
without attached parts
Etymology
'unappendaged' originates from English, formed by the negative prefix 'un-' plus 'appendaged' (from 'appendage'), where 'appendage' ultimately comes from Latin 'appendere' meaning 'to hang upon' or 'to attach'.
'appendage' entered English via Old French and Middle English from Latin 'appendere' ('ad-' + 'pendere'), meaning 'to hang on/attach'; 'appendage' came to mean 'a thing attached', and 'un-' was later prefixed in English to create 'unappendaged' meaning 'not having appendages'.
Initially related to the idea of 'hanging on' or being 'attached' (from Latin), the modern sense of 'appendage' is 'an attached part or projection'; 'unappendaged' therefore evolved to mean 'not having such attached parts'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the state or condition of being unappendaged (noun form: 'unappendagedness').
Researchers noted the unappendagedness of several juvenile specimens.
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Adjective 1
lacking appendages; having no external projections such as limbs, arms, legs, antennae, or similar attached parts.
The fossil specimen was unappendaged, showing no limbs or external projections.
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