ungrasped

/ʌnˈɡræspt/
adjective
  1. Not held or taken hold of physically.
    • The rope remained ungrasped as the climber fell.
    • The handle was ungrasped, leaving the door swinging freely.
    • The toy lay ungrasped on the floor, ignored by the baby.
  2. Not understood or comprehended.
    • The importance of the discovery went ungrasped for decades.
    • The subtle joke was ungrasped by the literal-minded audience.
    • The main point of the lecture remained ungrasped by most students.
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