ungroundable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ groundable

Adjective

ungroundable (not comparable)

1. Not groundable.
   • 2008, South Park (TV series), The Ungroundable

     You can't ground me, for I'm neither living nor dead. How can thy^[sic] ground that which is ungroundable?

   • 2010, Piers Anthony, Jumper Cable, →ISBN:

     “We're nineteen. Soon we'll be out of the teens.” “And ungroundable,” Eve agreed darkly.

   1. (philosophy) Impossible to ground.
      • 1999, Anthony J. Cascardi, Consequences of Enlightenment:

        […] judgments that are ungroundable because infinitely reflective […]

      • 2000, Lawrence J. Hatab, Ethics and finitude: Heideggerian contributions to moral philosophy:

        Insisting on existential decision as the last word in such an ungroundable sphere is one way of understanding ethical responsibility.

      • 2002, Ronald Alexander Kuipers, Critical faith:

        Our rational functioning draws energy and guidance from a basic, rationally ungroundable stance or orientation […]

   2. Unable to be electrically grounded.
      • 1978, Evaluation Engineering, volume 17, page 24:

        Needless to say, clothing is ungroundable, so short sleeves are recommended.