UNWANTED

undesirable, unwanted

(adjective) not wanted; “undesirable impurities in steel”; “legislation excluding undesirable aliens”; “removed the unwanted vegetation”

unwanted

(adjective) not wanted; not needed; “tried to give away unwanted kittens”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unwanted (comparative more unwanted, superlative most unwanted)

Not wanted; unwelcome.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "unwanted" is often applied: effect, consequence, pregnancy, child, baby, person, guest, visitor, gift, thought, element, sound, sex, feature.

Noun

unwanted (plural unwanteds)

One who or that which is not wanted; an undesirable.

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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