unassembled

adjective

un·​as·​sem·​bled ˌən-ə-ˈsem-bəld How to pronounce unassembled (audio)
: not connected or put together : not assembled
unassembled furniture

Examples of unassembled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The question then becomes, what volume of space is needed to hold the unassembled pieces before they are put together? The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023 Like the humongous going-out-of-business furniture store where Mother, Couch takes place, the movie is a collection of intriguing pieces that mostly sit there unassembled or out of context, their potential unfulfilled. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023 Altogether, 53 An-124s were built (including the prototype), with parts for two more left unassembled. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2023 San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin filed suit in August against three major manufacturers and shippers of the unassembled guns, seeking to halt their sales in a city where such weapons accounted for nearly half the guns recovered from homicides sites last year. Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for unassembled 

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Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unassembled was in 1777

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“Unassembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassembled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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