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free-floating


free–float·ing

adj \-ˈflō-tiŋ\

Definition of FREE-FLOATING

1
a : floating freely <free–floating vegetation> b : lacking specific attachment, direction, or purpose <free–floating ideas>
2
: felt as an emotion without apparent cause <free–floating anxiety>

First Known Use of FREE-FLOATING

1921

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