Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not fast or safe; not secure.
  • To loose.

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Examples

  • The door had been forced; it was unfast and was opening slowly as I approached.

    The War of The Worlds H. G. Wells 2009

  • The door had been forced; it was unfast and was opening slowly as I approached.

    The War of the Worlds Herbert George 2006

  • The door had been forced; it was unfast and was opening slowly as I approached.

    The War of the Worlds 1906

  • The door had been forced; it was unfast and was opening slowly as I approached.

    The War of the Worlds Herbert George 1898

  • The door had been forced; it was unfast and was opening slowly as I approached.

    Chapter Nine: Wreckage Herbert George 1898

  • [Illustration: "THE SPELL WAS BROKEN."] "Ah! madame," he said, handsomely, "you see me, I unfast with the fork.

    The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation Harry Leon Wilson 1903

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