unriddle (third-person singular simple present unriddles, present participle unriddling, simple past and past participle unriddled)
(transitive) To figure out the answer to (a riddle).
(transitive, by extension) To solve (a perplexing problem).
Source: Wiktionary
Un*rid"dle, v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + riddle.]
Definition: To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery. Macaulay. And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
