unturned 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 turned English unturned From un- + turned.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, usually) Not turned.
[W]oman's loveliness had heretofore been an unturned page in the young man's life.
1873, Julian Hawthorne, chapter 5, in Bressant:“This case of police torture and murder is shocking. But this is not the first case and it is unlikely to be the last case until and unless the police conduct serious interrogations and investigations and leave no stones unturned,” said Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch.
2021 August 25, Tassanee Vejpongsa, “Video sparks arrest of Thai police in drug suspect's death”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 26 Aug 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unturned | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unturned | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
not leave a stone unturned · leave no stone unturned
Translations (1)
el ατόρνευτος (not turned)