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Detached Forcibly Crossword Clue

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verb

• To tear off forcibly.

adjective

• (of a piece of flesh or body part) Having been torn off, as in an avulsion.

• (of a wound) Having been caused by a piece of flesh or body part being torn off, as in an avulsion.

20%7 In a detached manner
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20%5Detached
adjective

• not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

• not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• not affixed

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

• not officially recognized or controlled

• not literal

• emptying easily or excessively

• not tense or taut

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not carefully arranged in a package

• having escaped, especially from confinement

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• turn loose or free from restraint

• make loose or looser

• become loose or looser or less tight

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New York Times22 Jul 1993 Across 49
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