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unscented en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English scented English unscented From un- + scented.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Unperfumed; having no scent.
  2. (not-comparable) That has not been scented (detected by smell); undetected.
    • Tomaso's real dealings, the ones from which he derived his considerable revenues (unscented by the feds), were concluded in hushed tones... 1994, Jean Echenoz, Mark Polizzotti, Double Jeopardy:
    • The mindset of the hunter is split between focus on gathering visual or sound information regarding the elk and remaining unseen, unscented, and unheard, thus avoiding detection by the elk. 2005, Tom Airhart, Elk Hunting Guide:

Translations (7)

bg без аромат (Unperfumed) · nn uparfymert (Unperfumed) · bg без аромат (Not scented (detected by smell)) · sh bezmirisni (Not scented (detected by smell)) · nb uparfymert (Unperfumed) · sh neparfemirani (Unperfumed) · da uparfumeret (Unperfumed)