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unscathed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ʌnˈskeɪðd/

Etymology

A calque of Middle Scots unskaithit, from Early Scots unscathit; by surface analysis, un- + scathed.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.
    • This was not the cagey, cautious approach which had been widely anticipated. Rather, it was a signal that McCoist had reached a fairly significant conclusion – that his only hope of getting through this storm unscathed was to get his fragile team back on the front foot. 2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record:
    • He was quite relieved to finish the conversation unscathed.
    • This final running sore through several years did not leave the Queen unscathed, since it was clear that the palace had neglected its duty, either to persuade Charles to give up his long-running affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, or to protect and advise Diana how to cope with the international celebrity that had suddenly been thrust upon her. 2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
    • De Bruyne had made just one Premier League appearance before he was injured but he came through his 33-minute appearance unscathed to hand Guardiola a welcome boost heading into the second half of the campaign. 2024 January 7, Gary Rose, “Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town”, in BBC Sport:
    • On Tyneside, the suburban electric services were relatively unscathed by the conditions. 1962 March 14, “The New Year Freeze-up on British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 159:

Antonyms

scathed

Deriveds

unscathedly · unscathedness

Translations (43)

la indēstrictus (not injured/harmed) · pl nietknięty (not injured/harmed) · la indemnis (not injured/harmed) · sv helskinnad (not injured/harmed) · hu sértetlen (not injured/harmed) · pt incólume (not injured/harmed) · pt são e salvo (not injured/harmed) · it immune (not injured/harmed) · enm scatheles (not injured/harmed) · de unverletzt (not injured/harmed) · ca incòlume (not injured/harmed) · pt indene (not injured/harmed) · de unversehrt (not injured/harmed) · de unbeschadet (not injured/harmed) · bg невредим (not injured/harmed) · pt ileso (not injured/harmed) · nl ongedeerd (not injured/harmed) · nl ongeschaad (not injured/harmed) · nl ongeschonden (not injured/harmed) · fi ehjin nahoin (not injured/harmed) · es ileso (not injured/harmed) · ca sa i estalvi (not injured/harmed) · pl bez szwanku (not injured/harmed) · kk аман-сау (not injured/harmed) · it senza un graffio (not injured/harmed) · it indenne (not injured/harmed) · ca il·lès (not injured/harmed) · it incolume (not injured/harmed) · it sano e salvo (not injured/harmed) · grc ἀσκηθής (not injured/harmed) · la incolumis (not injured/harmed) · nb helskinnet (not injured/harmed) · el άθικτος (not injured/harmed) · da helskindet (not injured/harmed) · es indemne (not injured/harmed) · es incólume (not injured/harmed) · sv oskadd (not injured/harmed) · ota زیانسز (not injured/harmed) · fi vahingoittumattomana (not injured/harmed) · fr sain et sauf (not injured/harmed) · kk аман-есен (not injured/harmed) · da uskadt (not injured/harmed) · fr indemne (not injured/harmed)