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Webster 1913 Edition


Detached

De-tached′

,
Adj.
Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected;
as,
detached
parcels
.
“Extensive and detached empire.”
Burke.
Detached escapement
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Detached

DETACHED

,
pp.
1.
Separated; parted from ; disunited; drawn and sent on a separate service.
2.
a. Separate; as detached parcels or portions.

Definition 2024


detached

detached

English

Adjective

detached (comparative more detached, superlative most detached)

  1. Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
  2. Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
  3. Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

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Verb

detached

  1. simple past tense and past participle of detach