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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unspoiled 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 spoiled English unspoiled From un- + spoiled.

Meanings

  1. Not spoiled or touched; pure.
    • Architecturally the stations of the Tonbridge-Hastings line are of great interest. Wadhurst, Robertsbridge and Stonegate are of simple Italinate^([sic]) style, unspoiled by that necessary evil of a platform awning. 1957 August 14, H. P. White, “The Tonbridge-Hastings Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 529:
    • tourists descending on unspoiled areas

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unspoilt alternative lexicographic
most unspoiled Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unspoiled Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unspoiledness