UNREAD

unread

(adjective) not informed through reading; “he seems to have been wholly unread in political theory”- V.L.Parrington

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unread (not comparable)

Not having been read.

Not having read; uneducated.

Verb

unread (third-person singular simple present unreads, present participle unreading, simple past and past participle unread)

(transitive) To undo the process of reading.

(computing, transitive) To flag (a previously read e-mail or similar message) as not having been read.

Anagrams

• Renaud, Urenda, dauner, endura, neurad, undear

Source: Wiktionary


Un*read", a.

1. Not read or perused; as, an unread book. Hooker.

2. Not versed in literature; illiterate. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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