unplumbed

unplumbed
/un plumd"/, adj.
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.
[1615-25; UN-1 + PLUMB + -ED3]

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