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2633 lines
98 KiB
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{
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"unwariness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cosmopolitan",
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"experienced",
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"knowing",
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"sophisticated",
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"worldly",
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"worldly-wise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not alert : easily fooled or surprised : heedless , gullible":[
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"cheats unwary tourists"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The fast-moving tide sometimes surprises unwary swimmers.",
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"e-mail scams that take advantage of unwary computer users",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"A night later during Talkin\u2019 Season, Fisher sat down with an unwary Simmons beforeo the A&M Coach\u2019s Night in San Antonio. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 May 2022",
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"The revolution was overseen by pragmatic, opportunistic and sometimes mendacious visitors, who variously travelled with their own concubines and caught unwary abbots with theirs. \u2014 Crawford Gribben, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"While the Pegasus glitch was a curiosity among speedrunners at first, the community soon found ways to fly their horse into certain boss areas in unexpected ways and defeat the unwary foes easily. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Terrible, tentacle-waving trees snatched and swallowed unwary travelers in far-off lands. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Didn\u2019t know that bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs and meme stocks were destined, even designed, to take unwary investors to the cleaners",
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"But this method can still be dangerous, with the potential for the butt of the tree (the part closest to the ground) to launch up backwards, injuring or even killing an unwary tree feller. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Even in daylight, the environ here seems untrustworthy, a trap for unwary , vulnerable humans. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Yet this path is laden with huge challenges and fraught with dangers that await the unwary and unprepared. \u2014 Thomas Lim, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wer-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aw-shucks",
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"dewy",
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"dewy-eyed",
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"green",
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"ingenuous",
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"innocent",
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"na\u00eff",
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"naif",
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"naive",
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"na\u00efve",
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"primitive",
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"simple",
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"simpleminded",
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"uncritical",
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"unknowing",
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"unsophisticated",
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"unsuspecting",
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"unsuspicious",
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"unworldly",
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"wide-eyed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204924",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"unwarrantable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"defensible",
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"excusable",
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"forgivable",
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"justifiable",
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"pardonable",
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"venial"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not justifiable : inexcusable":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the unwarrantable arrogance of that man"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"indefensible",
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"inexcusable",
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"inexpiable",
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"insupportable",
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"unforgivable",
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"unjustifiable",
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"unpardonable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005210",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"unwarranted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"essential",
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"indispensable",
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"necessary",
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"needed",
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"needful",
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"required"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified":[
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"unwarranted fears",
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"an unwarranted intrusion",
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"Their criticism is unwarranted ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Many felt the criticism was unwarranted and said that not every show was made for every demographic. \u2014 Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
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"Her suit, filed Thursday afternoon in federal court in Portland, seeks reimbursement of unspecified attorney fees and punitive damages to deter future unwarranted prosecutions. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
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"What begins as a meditation on loneliness and finding companionship devolves into unwarranted conflicts. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
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"So, despite the fact that from a tax planning perspective irrevocable trusts seem unwarranted , from an asset protection perspective, those plans may well be advisable. \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"Don't let anyone else boss you around, but don't defer to unwarranted anxiety, either. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
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"Alongside accurate information, the uncertainty opened up space for fears that proved unwarranted and estimates that ultimately fell far short of the truth. \u2014 Annika Neklason, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Mar. 2021",
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"Bunny\u2019s suspicion of the business was not unwarranted . \u2014 Chris Blackwell And Paul Morley, Rolling Stone , 29 May 2022",
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"During the pandemic, Musk took the attitude that the danger of COVID-19 had been exaggerated and that public health measures that affected his company were unwarranted . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dispensable",
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"gratuitous",
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"inessential",
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"needless",
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"nonessential",
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"uncalled-for",
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"unessential",
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"unnecessary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234811",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unwary":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cosmopolitan",
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"experienced",
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"knowing",
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"sophisticated",
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"worldly",
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"worldly-wise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not alert : easily fooled or surprised : heedless , gullible":[
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"cheats unwary tourists"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The fast-moving tide sometimes surprises unwary swimmers.",
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"e-mail scams that take advantage of unwary computer users",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"A night later during Talkin\u2019 Season, Fisher sat down with an unwary Simmons beforeo the A&M Coach\u2019s Night in San Antonio. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 May 2022",
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"The revolution was overseen by pragmatic, opportunistic and sometimes mendacious visitors, who variously travelled with their own concubines and caught unwary abbots with theirs. \u2014 Crawford Gribben, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"While the Pegasus glitch was a curiosity among speedrunners at first, the community soon found ways to fly their horse into certain boss areas in unexpected ways and defeat the unwary foes easily. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Terrible, tentacle-waving trees snatched and swallowed unwary travelers in far-off lands. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Didn\u2019t know that bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs and meme stocks were destined, even designed, to take unwary investors to the cleaners",
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"But this method can still be dangerous, with the potential for the butt of the tree (the part closest to the ground) to launch up backwards, injuring or even killing an unwary tree feller. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Even in daylight, the environ here seems untrustworthy, a trap for unwary , vulnerable humans. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Yet this path is laden with huge challenges and fraught with dangers that await the unwary and unprepared. \u2014 Thomas Lim, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wer-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aw-shucks",
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"dewy",
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"dewy-eyed",
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"green",
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"ingenuous",
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"innocent",
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"na\u00eff",
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"naif",
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"naive",
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"na\u00efve",
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"primitive",
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"simple",
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"simpleminded",
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"uncritical",
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"unknowing",
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"unsophisticated",
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"unsuspecting",
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"unsuspicious",
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"unworldly",
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"wide-eyed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023728",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"unwashed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"proletariat",
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"rabble",
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"rabblement",
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"ragtag and bobtail",
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"riffraff",
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"rout",
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"scum",
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"tag, rag, and bobtail",
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"tagrag and bobtail",
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"trash"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an ignorant or underprivileged group : rabble":[
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"\u2014 usually used with great the great unwashed"
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],
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": ignorant , plebeian":[
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"the unwashed masses"
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],
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": not cleaned with or as if with soap and water":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a sink full of unwashed dishes",
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"a TV producer who knew what the unwashed masses wanted\u2014and unhestitatingly gave it to them",
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"Noun",
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"Aunt Edna was fond of snootily reminding us that we need not take our manners from the great unwashed .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"One method that worked well involved storing unwashed strawberries in a refrigerator crisper drawer. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
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"This era of the Rolling Stones is the look every band strived for less than a decade later, when every unwashed reprobate on the Sunset Strip embraced the unkempt hair look that turned into glam rock. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
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"In this world, people steal from the sick to maintain youth, fairies shuffle around looking like unwashed goths, and dreams can quickly turn into nightmares. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
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"Relying on others to clean, dress and feed her sometimes wasn\u2019t enough and Kahiye often remained unwashed and unkempt. \u2014 Magdalena Del Valle, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
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"No money and the freezing cold meant laundry would often go unwashed for weeks. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Place the unwashed zucchini in an open paper or plastic bag, then store it in the crisper drawer for one to two weeks. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"More than 100 live flies landed on raw onions, unwashed scallions and spice containers at four Broward and Palm Beach County eateries forced to close by state inspectors last week. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Then, use the same cup\u2014 unwashed \u2014to measure the maple syrup for the frosting. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8w\u00e4sht",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u022fsht"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baseborn",
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"common",
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"humble",
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"ignoble",
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"inferior",
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"low",
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"low-life",
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"lowborn",
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"lower-class",
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"lowly",
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"lumpen",
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"mean",
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"plebeian",
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"prole",
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"proletarian",
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"vulgar"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031106",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"unwatered":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": emptied of moisture":[
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"an unwatered mine"
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],
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": not diluted with water":[
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"unwatered alcohol"
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],
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": not supplied with water either naturally or artificially : arid , dry":[
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"unwatered desert",
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"an unwatered lawn"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English unwattred , from un- entry 1 + wattred , past participle of wattren, wateren to water":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065211",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unwearied":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not tired or jaded : fresh":[
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"unwearied travelers"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wir-\u0113d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031421",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"unweave":{
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"antonyms":[
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"entangle",
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"snarl",
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"tangle"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": disentangle , unravel":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"if you want the scarf to be perfect, you're going to have to unweave the last three inches and fix the mistake",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the gesture only draws attention to itself, unweaving Shakespeare\u2019s web. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 11 July 2019",
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"Yamahira \u2014 who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo \u2014 unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role. \u2014 Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times , 7 Aug. 2018",
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"Yamahira \u2014 who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo \u2014 unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role. \u2014 Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times , 7 Aug. 2018",
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"To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. \u2014 David C. Ward, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017",
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"To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. \u2014 David C. Ward, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017",
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"To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. \u2014 David C. Ward, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0113v"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"disentangle",
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"ravel (out)",
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"unbraid",
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"unlay",
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"unravel",
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"unsnarl",
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"untangle",
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"untwine",
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"untwist"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105031",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"unwed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"attached",
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"espoused",
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"hitched",
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"married",
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"wedded",
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"wed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not married":[
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"an unwed mother",
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"unwed couples"
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],
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": of or relating to unmarried persons":[
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"an unwed pregnancy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Laurelton warehoused women regarded as difficult daughters, troublesome wives and unwed mothers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
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"She was born Rachelle Zylberberg in Belgium as the Great Depression struck: a Jewish child abandoned in infancy by her unwed mother and left alone at 12 when her father, a drunken Polish refugee, was arrested by the Nazis in France. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
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"Her obstinance, becoming an unwed mother at a time when they were shunted elsewhere, creates a heap of trouble for her in a world nowhere ready for her mind, character or ambition. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Isak offers to marry Sunja to save her from the social embarrassment of being an unwed mother. \u2014 ELLE , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home was supposed to support young women and children as unwed mothers-to-be navigated pregnancy and postpartum life. \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Rose Matafeo and Matthew Lewis play a young unwed couple who have different reactions to her unexpected pregnancy in this 2020 comedy from New Zealand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"There is no sense from any of the involved parties that Montessori can go on working either as a married woman or as an unwed mother. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"The process requires an unwed mother to provide a ream of personal documents, take a DNA test and testify before a judge. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wed"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"single",
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"unattached",
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"unmarried"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062826",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unwelcome":{
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"antonyms":[
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"agreeable",
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"congenial",
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"good",
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"grateful",
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"gratifying",
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"nice",
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"palatable",
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"pleasant",
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"pleasing",
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"pleasurable",
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"satisfying",
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"welcome"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not wanted or welcome":[
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"unwelcome news",
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"an unwelcome guest"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The crisis is not just unwelcome news to the 30,600 residents of the British Virgin Islands, but also to the hundreds of thousands of companies\u2014including subsidiaries of major global companies\u2014registered in the British territory. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
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"The Kremlin is also preoccupied with a high-stakes game of brinkmanship over Ukraine, and events in Kazakhstan are potentially an unwelcome distraction. \u2014 Tim Lister, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"While the Europa Conference League has provided a rare opportunity for the continent\u2019s smaller clubs, it has been seen as an unwelcome distraction for those aiming to be among Europe\u2019s biggest. \u2014 Robert Kidd, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Interacting with either the dog or the person can be an unwelcome distraction to their day-to-day life. \u2014 April Saylor, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"The two-year project was billed as a way to relieve stress on soils that have compressed beneath the building, contributing to its unwelcome and unanticipated sinking. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"But Renate Nyborg knows that\u2019s not the case for many women, who have been inundated with unwelcome and graphic messages. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
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"Motorists are facing a new \u2014 and unwelcome \u2014 milestone: The price of gasoline is now at least $4 per gallon in every U.S. state, a first for the nation, according to AAA. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
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"Even when hired, some may leave or consider leaving tech jobs due to concerns about feeling unwelcome or uncomfortable at a higher rate than their white counterparts. \u2014 Antoinette Hamilton, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Many infectious diseases can be difficult to distinguish from one another in the first couple days, when patients feel unwell , and have a fever or body aches. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"If your cat is unwell , please see your veterinarian. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022",
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"Navalny had started feeling unwell on a return flight to Moscow from the Siberian city of Tomsk. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The palace said Sunday that Elizabeth, 95, was suffering mild symptoms but was expected to carry on with light duties, an indication that the world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch was not seriously unwell . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"He was taken for testing after feeling unwell , Communications Minister Fabio Faria said late Monday. \u2014 Julia Leite, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Absentees included workers who tested positive for the virus, were quarantining or awaiting test results, or who felt unwell . \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced. \u2014 Andrew Meldrum, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced. \u2014 Andrew Meldrum, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021"
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],
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": offensive to the senses : loathsome":[
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"examples":[
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"He has an unwholesome fascination with death.",
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"health inspectors shut down several food stands that were using tainted and unwholesome meat",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And in more than 250 episodes, little-sister character Dora Winifred Read was a blissfully unwholesome role model for little girls: smart, funny, and unlikable. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"The air around Brainerd registers an unwholesome shade of brown. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
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"But the urge to remove monuments, rename buildings and expunge holiday appellations has become an unwholesome obsession on the political left. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 June 2021",
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"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
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"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
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"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
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"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
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"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8h\u014dl-s\u0259m"
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"sickly",
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"unhealthful",
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"unhealthy"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0113l-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"awkward",
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"bunglesome",
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"clumsy",
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"clunky",
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"cranky",
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"cumbersome",
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"cumbrous",
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"ponderous",
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"ungainly",
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"unhandy"
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],
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"examples":[
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"The system is outdated and unwieldy .",
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"an unwieldy machine that requires two people to operate it",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The giant rafts are too unwieldy for the tug\u2019s engine to handle, the crew said, making the work dangerous. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Most of his works are firmly anchored to the locations for which they were made, either physically attached or too large to move, and the others are unwieldy at best. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
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"But the New Deal political order was in fact an unwieldy juggling act with no equilibrium. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Brothers reveals the 32-year-old Roustaee to be a masterly, if aggressively unwieldy , filmmaker whose voice is clearly one to be reckoned with. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"An idea that isn\u2019t buoyed by significant market knowledge might, depending on the market, be considered too unwieldy or confusing (think: too many bells and whistles). \u2014 Olivier Chateau, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The stock has tumbled almost 60% in the past year and the loan-to-value chart that Son obsesses over daily just keeps ticking higher, indicating SoftBank\u2019s net debt is getting unwieldy relative to the equity value of its holdings. \u2014 Min Jeong Lee, Bloomberg.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Especially in an age where smartphones are getting larger, the iPhone SE is a great option for users who shy away from more unwieldy form factors. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Performing this operation inside the cabin may be too unwieldy , requiring it to be done in open space outdoors. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200726"
|
|
},
|
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"unwilled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not willed : involuntary , unintentional":[
|
|
"unwilled passions",
|
|
"Unsuitability for government, while an unwilled folly, was a folly of the system \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Barbara W. Tuchman"
|
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]
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|
},
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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|
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wild"
|
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],
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112310",
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"freewill",
|
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"intentional",
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"uncoerced",
|
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"unforced",
|
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"voluntary",
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"willful",
|
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"wilful",
|
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"willing"
|
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|
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"unwilling approval"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": offering opposition : obstinate":[
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|
|
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|
},
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"examples":[
|
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"He was an unwilling participant in the demonstration.",
|
|
"unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But so far Pfizer hasn\u2019t launched any such trials and academics told Bloomberg that the company has been unwilling to provide the drug for such trials. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The move came only after state lawmakers passed laws to neuter the NCAA's power, and with Congress unwilling to provide federal protection, the NCAA has been unable to regulate NIL activity with uniform rules \u2014 leading to fresh criticism. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Western governments, however, are unwilling to provide such guarantees to their commercial companies. \u2014 Sumit Ganguly, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Neither team led by more than four points until the final two minutes of a terrific game that featured a pair of defenses unwilling to give up anything easy. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Staffers at the school were unwilling to give out any family information. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Leaders appeal to their political bases and are often unwilling to give any ground and completely reject what the other side is offering. \u2014 Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, salespeople too often live in limbo\u2014 unwilling to give up on ineffective tactics or commit to potentially successful ones. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Initially, the three brothers were unwilling to make the trek down the hill from their spots in the shade. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wi-li\u014b"
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"forced",
|
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|
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|
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"unintentional",
|
|
"will-less"
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063652",
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|
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|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"freewill",
|
|
"intentional",
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"unforced",
|
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"voluntary",
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"willful",
|
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"wilful",
|
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"willing"
|
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|
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|
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": done or given reluctantly":[
|
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"unwilling approval"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He was an unwilling participant in the demonstration.",
|
|
"unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But so far Pfizer hasn\u2019t launched any such trials and academics told Bloomberg that the company has been unwilling to provide the drug for such trials. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The move came only after state lawmakers passed laws to neuter the NCAA's power, and with Congress unwilling to provide federal protection, the NCAA has been unable to regulate NIL activity with uniform rules \u2014 leading to fresh criticism. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Western governments, however, are unwilling to provide such guarantees to their commercial companies. \u2014 Sumit Ganguly, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Neither team led by more than four points until the final two minutes of a terrific game that featured a pair of defenses unwilling to give up anything easy. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Staffers at the school were unwilling to give out any family information. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Leaders appeal to their political bases and are often unwilling to give any ground and completely reject what the other side is offering. \u2014 Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, salespeople too often live in limbo\u2014 unwilling to give up on ineffective tactics or commit to potentially successful ones. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Initially, the three brothers were unwilling to make the trek down the hill from their spots in the shade. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"deliberate",
|
|
"freewill",
|
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|
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|
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"willing"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"unwilling approval"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was an unwilling participant in the demonstration.",
|
|
"unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But so far Pfizer hasn\u2019t launched any such trials and academics told Bloomberg that the company has been unwilling to provide the drug for such trials. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The move came only after state lawmakers passed laws to neuter the NCAA's power, and with Congress unwilling to provide federal protection, the NCAA has been unable to regulate NIL activity with uniform rules \u2014 leading to fresh criticism. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Western governments, however, are unwilling to provide such guarantees to their commercial companies. \u2014 Sumit Ganguly, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Neither team led by more than four points until the final two minutes of a terrific game that featured a pair of defenses unwilling to give up anything easy. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Staffers at the school were unwilling to give out any family information. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Leaders appeal to their political bases and are often unwilling to give any ground and completely reject what the other side is offering. \u2014 Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, salespeople too often live in limbo\u2014 unwilling to give up on ineffective tactics or commit to potentially successful ones. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Initially, the three brothers were unwilling to make the trek down the hill from their spots in the shade. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022"
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|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"coerced",
|
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"forced",
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"involuntary",
|
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"unintended",
|
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"unintentional",
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"will-less"
|
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|
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|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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|
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|
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|
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": not wilted":[]
|
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|
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|
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"un- entry 1 + wilted , past participle of wilt":""
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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": not wily : guileless , simple":[]
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"examples":[],
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"\"+"
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not marked by hypersensitivity : fearless , unflinching":[
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"a veteran without hands \u2026 and his story is told with unwincing documentary touches",
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"\u2014 Parker Tyler"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 1 + wincing , present participle of wince":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085937",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unwind":{
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"antonyms":[
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"tense (up)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become released from tension":[
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"take a bath to unwind"
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],
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": to become uncoiled or disentangled : unfold":[],
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": to cause to uncoil : wind off : unroll":[],
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": to free from or as if from a binding or wrapping":[],
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": to release from tension : relax":[],
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": to trace to the end":[
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"unwinding the labryinth and bringing the hero out",
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"\u2014 Laurence Sterne"
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],
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": to undo (a financial arrangement or position) through the necessary legal or financial steps":[
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"unwound most of its natural gas hedges",
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"\u2014 The New York Times"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She unwound some thread from the spool.",
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"The fishing line unwound quickly.",
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"I wanted to unwind after a hard day.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Scroll and book below! Need to unwind with nothing but nature for miles around",
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"Those looking to unwind with food and a pint will have options at Red Rock Brewery. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
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"Like many busy people in need of a break, Del Mar resident Richard Brown likes to unwind with a good suspense novel. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Here are nine day trip ideas to explore and unwind with events, historical locations and plenty of photo opportunities. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Also on this level is the movie theater for cinephiles, the 10,000-bottle wine cellar for vino enthusiasts and the cigar lounge for those who\u2019d rather just unwind with a stogie. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"On Thanksgiving, hike three miles for a sea view and then unwind with a pumpkin spice body scrub. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"And so on the weekends, that's my time to unwind and have a cocktail or have a Smirnoff Ice. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
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"The proposed split up would effectively unwind Western Digital\u2019s $19 billion acquisition of SanDisk in 2016, which brought together two companies supplying memory to digital devices. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u012bnd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chill",
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"chill out",
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"de-stress",
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"decompress",
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"loosen up",
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"mellow (out)",
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"relax",
|
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"wind down"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053009",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"unwinder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": unreeler":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055214",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"unwindy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not windy : calm , still":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114843",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"unwisdom":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"prudence",
|
|
"sagaciousness",
|
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"sagacity",
|
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"sageness",
|
|
"sanity",
|
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"sapience",
|
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"sensibleness",
|
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"soundness",
|
|
"wisdom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": lack of wisdom : foolishness , folly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you find both wisdom and unwisdom in his writings, and it's your job to discover which is which",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup. \u2014 Richard Rys, Vulture , 15 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, experts have tried many ways to convince vaccine-refusers the unwisdom of their choice. \u2014 David Brown, chicagotribune.com , 2 Oct. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wiz-d\u0259m"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"absurdity",
|
|
"asininity",
|
|
"balminess",
|
|
"brainlessness",
|
|
"craziness",
|
|
"daftness",
|
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"dippiness",
|
|
"dottiness",
|
|
"fatuity",
|
|
"fatuousness",
|
|
"folly",
|
|
"foolishness",
|
|
"imbecility",
|
|
"inanity",
|
|
"insanity",
|
|
"lunacy",
|
|
"madness",
|
|
"nonsensicalness",
|
|
"nuttiness",
|
|
"preposterousness",
|
|
"senselessness",
|
|
"silliness",
|
|
"simplicity",
|
|
"wackiness",
|
|
"witlessness",
|
|
"zaniness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161822",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"judicious",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"sagacious",
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"sapient",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking wisdom or good sense : foolish , imprudent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It would be unwise to buy a house now.",
|
|
"made the unwise decision to invest in a brand-new company",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Russia's invasion showed Germany\u2019s defense policy to be unwise \u2014Scholz swiftly announced a \u20ac100 million remilitarization program\u2014and its trade policy to be at best na\u00efve and at worst self-serving. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"To switch so many cast members with so little preparation time would be unwise and unsafe. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"During the pandemic, younger males have been fueling the wobbly recovery of the domestic box office, so limiting younger audience members could be perceived as unwise . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That said, trying to squeeze crypto instruments and organizations strictly into existing policy frameworks is equally as unwise . \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Old-school executives who try to maintain a high wall between the workplace and the outside world are unwise . \u2014 Cheryl Naumann, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lady Danbury thinks this is unwise but agrees to secrecy. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Given the danger that Russia, a state that puts power politics above economic efficiency, would use that leverage as a way to influence the direction of German foreign policy in the event of further adventurism from the Kremlin, this was unwise . \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Melvyn Leffler, Fredrik Logevall, Odd Arne Westad, and other historians have made the case that the U.S. committed crimes that were both unwise and unnecessary. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"daft",
|
|
"dippy",
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"featherheaded",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"sappy",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"tomfool",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"zany"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213007",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwitting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"intended",
|
|
"intentional",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"premeditative",
|
|
"prepense",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not intended : inadvertent":[
|
|
"an unwitting mistake"
|
|
],
|
|
": not knowing : unaware":[
|
|
"kept the truth from their unwitting friends"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He kept the truth from his unwitting friends.",
|
|
"an unwitting victim of fraud",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The film also stars Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship\u2019s captain and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter\u2019s first mate. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Our Father recounts the case of Indianapolis doctor Donald Cline, who, over the course of several years, repeatedly used his own sperm to impregnate dozens of unwitting women seeking fertility treatment. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"There is no shortage of unwitting targets \u2014 including Almarez. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Other ETFs get wound down during heightened market volatility, defeating the very reason they were purchased by unwitting speculators. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The unwitting consumer whose account has been exploited to make these purchases doesn\u2019t know what happened until the loans become due weeks or months later. \u2014 Armen Najarian, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The overwhelming majority of the Senate knew that Trump was incompetent, corrupt, and dangerous; indeed, many saw him as a witting or unwitting agent of Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Some also believe this group could be manipulated by Moscow \u2014 and the propaganda that is broadcast across borders \u2014 to become unwitting agents in the new Cold War that\u2019s beginning to take shape. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The music industry is intrinsically linked with the image of the eternal rockstar attached to a mostly empty bottle of Jack Daniels as the unwitting symbol of rock and roll. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wi-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"fluky",
|
|
"flukey",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"unintended",
|
|
"unintentional",
|
|
"unplanned",
|
|
"unpremeditated"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184908",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwittingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"intended",
|
|
"intentional",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"premeditative",
|
|
"prepense",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not intended : inadvertent":[
|
|
"an unwitting mistake"
|
|
],
|
|
": not knowing : unaware":[
|
|
"kept the truth from their unwitting friends"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He kept the truth from his unwitting friends.",
|
|
"an unwitting victim of fraud",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The film also stars Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship\u2019s captain and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter\u2019s first mate. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Our Father recounts the case of Indianapolis doctor Donald Cline, who, over the course of several years, repeatedly used his own sperm to impregnate dozens of unwitting women seeking fertility treatment. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"There is no shortage of unwitting targets \u2014 including Almarez. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Other ETFs get wound down during heightened market volatility, defeating the very reason they were purchased by unwitting speculators. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The unwitting consumer whose account has been exploited to make these purchases doesn\u2019t know what happened until the loans become due weeks or months later. \u2014 Armen Najarian, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The overwhelming majority of the Senate knew that Trump was incompetent, corrupt, and dangerous; indeed, many saw him as a witting or unwitting agent of Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Some also believe this group could be manipulated by Moscow \u2014 and the propaganda that is broadcast across borders \u2014 to become unwitting agents in the new Cold War that\u2019s beginning to take shape. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The music industry is intrinsically linked with the image of the eternal rockstar attached to a mostly empty bottle of Jack Daniels as the unwitting symbol of rock and roll. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wi-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"fluky",
|
|
"flukey",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"unintended",
|
|
"unintentional",
|
|
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|
|
"unpremeditated"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070921",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwittingness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being unwitting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134709",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwitty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not wise or clever : senseless , silly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English unwittig , from un- entry 1 + wittig witty":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191826",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to deprive of a wife":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + wive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225357",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwived":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being without a wife : wifeless":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + wived , past participle of wive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053756",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwmkd":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073541",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwoman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to deprive of womanly qualities":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + woman":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081020",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"unwomanly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"female",
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"feminine",
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"ladylike",
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"womanly"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not womanly":[
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"Perhaps you think me bold and unwomanly to speak so plainly to you, a stranger.",
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"\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1529, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"hoydenish",
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"manlike",
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"mannish",
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"tomboyish",
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"unfeminine",
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"unladylike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000406",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"unwon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not won":[
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"an unwon war"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The day before his company was taken to court, Trump appeared in Texas, spinning lies about his unbuilt border wall and his unwon Presidential campaign. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 1 July 2021",
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"That leaves several generations of veterans wrestling with the ambiguous aftermath of wars unwon . \u2014 Michael M. Phillips, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2021",
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"Hill joins many in Seattle\u2019s black community celebrating Juneteenth as a time for rejoicing freedom\u2019s triumph, while contemplating struggles still unwon . \u2014 Marcus Harrison Green, The Seattle Times , 21 June 2019",
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"The political class right and left, Dem and Rep, had to fail, and did, spectacularly, with the 2008 crash and two unwon wars. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055701",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
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"unwont":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": unwonted , unaccustomed":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English unwount , from un- entry 1 + wount, wunt wont":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031736",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
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"unwonted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"common",
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"customary",
|
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"normal",
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"ordinary",
|
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"typical",
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"unexceptional",
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"unextraordinary",
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"usual"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being out of the ordinary : rare , unusual":[],
|
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": not accustomed by experience":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He was surprised by her unwonted cheerfulness.",
|
|
"honored for the unwonted courage he showed in battle",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As in most wars, the most onerous burden falls on those who did not sign up for their unwonted parts in this great 21st century drama. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"But Mr Tucker has brought an unwonted impatience to HSBC. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Aug. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8w\u014dn-",
|
|
"also -\u02c8w\u0259n-",
|
|
"or -\u02c8w\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aberrant",
|
|
"aberrated",
|
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"abnormal",
|
|
"anomalous",
|
|
"atypical",
|
|
"especial",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"extraordinaire",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"phenomenal",
|
|
"preternatural",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"uncustomary",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"unusual"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112447",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"unwooded":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": not wooded : treeless":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + wooded , past participle of wood":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032800",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"unwooed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": not wooed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + wooed , past participle of woo":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050247",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwordable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inexpressible in words":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + word + -able":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175159",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwordy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unworthy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6w\u0259rdi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195503",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unworkable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"applicable",
|
|
"feasible",
|
|
"functional",
|
|
"operable",
|
|
"operational",
|
|
"practicable",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"serviceable",
|
|
"ultrapractical",
|
|
"usable",
|
|
"useable",
|
|
"useful",
|
|
"utilizable",
|
|
"workable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not workable : impractical":[
|
|
"an unworkable plan/solution"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, these have proven to be unenforceable or unworkable in most places. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Refugee and human-rights groups called the plan inhumane, unworkable and a waste of taxpayers\u2019 money. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the Texas bill also is unworkable and confusing. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 24 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Asking those offices to take on more of a workload in administering programs or monitoring defendants without adding to their staffs is unworkable . \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If anything is struck out or deemed unworkable , Democrats will need to rewrite their legislation, which could take time. \u2014 Lauren Fox And Ella Nilsen, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Among the theories explored, but dismissed as unworkable either due to legal, political or economic hang ups, was whether there were constitutional grounds to continue payments, as well as the idea of minting a trillion dollar coin, the person said. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Manchin has focused much of his effort on the child tax credit, seeking to impose new work and education requirements that many within his own party have opposed as unworkable . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Back in 2016, UK politicians announced plans to require age-verification systems on all pornographic websites accessible in the country\u2014but the plans were dropped three years later after being considered unworkable . \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"impracticable",
|
|
"impractical",
|
|
"inoperable",
|
|
"nonpractical",
|
|
"unserviceable",
|
|
"unusable",
|
|
"useless"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085210",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unworked":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not worked":[
|
|
"unworked fields"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay. \u2014 Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2021",
|
|
"The new support program unveiled last week requires employees to work at least 20% of their hours to receive aid, and their firms are on the hook to make a 5% contribution for unworked time. \u2014 David Goodman, Bloomberg.com , 31 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Tilling 2 acres of formerly unworked land with a walk-behind tiller was wearying, but the promise of giant bucks with big racks made the task less daunting. \u2014 Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The government cut the proportion of wages for unworked hours that businesses must pay to employees who are returning part-time. \u2014 David Goodman, Bloomberg.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The state police report noted that if its budget is reduced, cases may go unworked . \u2014 Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com , 2 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"For instance, archaeologist Ian Watts, who works in South Africa, has described hundreds to thousands of pieces of worked and unworked ochre at sites dating as far back as 120,000 years ago. \u2014 Curtis W. Marean, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2012",
|
|
"The officers were found to have been stealing from citizens for years, lying on official paperwork, and taking thousands from taxpayers in the form of unworked overtime pay. \u2014 Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com , 5 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1730, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259rkt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105929",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unworking":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not working : idle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + working , present participle of work":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013938",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unworkmanlike":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not characteristic of or suited to a good workman : incompetent , inefficient":[
|
|
"an unworkmanlike result",
|
|
"an unworkmanlike tool"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + workman + like":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230647",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unworldliness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cosmopolitan",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"worldly",
|
|
"worldly-wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not swayed by mundane considerations":[],
|
|
": not wise in the ways of the world : naive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the unworldly beauty of the Grand Canyon",
|
|
"the guy's unworldly enough to think that any stranger who would approach him on a city street is simply trying to help him",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The look might be a tad chic and sophisticated for unworldly ditz Muriel, but the star looks so sensational, who\u2019s quibbling",
|
|
"Whereas Galgut\u2019s clarity of vision can seem sometimes almost unworldly , Diski is nothing if not parti pris. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)l-dl\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8w\u0259rl-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aw-shucks",
|
|
"dewy",
|
|
"dewy-eyed",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"na\u00eff",
|
|
"naif",
|
|
"naive",
|
|
"na\u00efve",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"uncritical",
|
|
"unknowing",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"unsuspecting",
|
|
"unsuspicious",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"wide-eyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193002",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unworldly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cosmopolitan",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"worldly",
|
|
"worldly-wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not swayed by mundane considerations":[],
|
|
": not wise in the ways of the world : naive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the unworldly beauty of the Grand Canyon",
|
|
"the guy's unworldly enough to think that any stranger who would approach him on a city street is simply trying to help him",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The look might be a tad chic and sophisticated for unworldly ditz Muriel, but the star looks so sensational, who\u2019s quibbling",
|
|
"Whereas Galgut\u2019s clarity of vision can seem sometimes almost unworldly , Diski is nothing if not parti pris. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)l-dl\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8w\u0259rl-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aw-shucks",
|
|
"dewy",
|
|
"dewy-eyed",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"na\u00eff",
|
|
"naif",
|
|
"naive",
|
|
"na\u00efve",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"uncritical",
|
|
"unknowing",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"unsuspecting",
|
|
"unsuspicious",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"wide-eyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162900",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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": not impaired by use : not worn away":[],
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": not jaded : fresh , original":[],
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": not worn : new":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s why few were surprised to see an unworn example in its original factory plastic sell for $376,000 last July. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
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"Or one full of unworn clothes may signal a need to shop to feel better. \u2014 Essence , 2 June 2022",
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"An estimated 9 billion items of clothing mostly sit unworn in U.S. consumers' closets every year, according to ThredUp, the largest online thrift and consignment store. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"And what about the clothes that hang in your closet unworn ",
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"That record was comprehensively smashed five years later by an unworn Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A-010, created especially for a charity auction in Geneva, that fetched 31 million Swiss francs ($31.2 million). \u2014 CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Zappos offers a full refund within 365 days of purchase as long as items are unworn and in their original packaging. \u2014 Lisa Niver, Wired , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"Her memoirs Blue Nights and The Year of Magical Thinking, which grapple with the deaths of her daughter and of her husband, respectively, are filled with unworn shoes and sundresses and sweaters. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"Items must be unused, unworn , unwashed, and undamaged. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 23 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u022frn"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205339",
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"unworried":{
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"antonyms":[
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"agitated",
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"discomposed",
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"disturbed",
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"flustered",
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"perturbed",
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"unglued",
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"unhinged",
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"unstrung",
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"upset"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not afflicted with mental distress or agitation : not worried":[
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"unworried parents",
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"Why are Bush and Dole so seemingly unworried about retribution from the right",
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"\u2014 Laurence I. Barrett"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ade Banjoko, 22, and Mina Park, 30 \u2014 two medical interns from Canada and South Korea, respectively, who work together at a clinic in Brooklyn \u2014 came to the show unmasked and unworried . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Aug. 2021",
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"The report then pivoted to a scene from the night before, where many people can be seen on the streets of Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood strolling around seemingly unworried about the pandemic. \u2014 Michael Lee, Washington Examiner , 8 Feb. 2021",
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"With an unworried expression on her face, Ponsetto turned towards the camera and quickly interjected. \u2014 Jasely Molina, refinery29.com , 10 Jan. 2021",
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"The Iranian diplomats and their relatives appeared unworried and none were wearing masks or gloves. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
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"Like many of her fellow residents, Ms. Zhang was at first unworried . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"Critics have also rightly pointed out that the current street-rap scenes in cities like Chicago and Detroit are home to similarly careening flows; SOB x RBE, the excellent quartet from Vallejo, are similarly unworried about conventional meter. \u2014 Paul Thompson, Billboard , 28 Feb. 2019",
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"Like many of her fellow residents, Ms. Zhang was at first unworried . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"Her face, like everyone else\u2019s in the family, is unworried , unlined. \u2014 Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r-\u0113d",
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"-\u02c8w\u0259-r\u0113d"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"calm",
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"collected",
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"composed",
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"cool",
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"coolheaded",
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"equal",
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"level",
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"limpid",
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"peaceful",
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"placid",
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"possessed",
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"recollected",
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"sedate",
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"self-composed",
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"self-possessed",
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"serene",
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"smooth",
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"together",
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"tranquil",
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"undisturbed",
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"unperturbed",
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"unruffled",
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"unshaken",
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"untroubled"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030223",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": base , dishonorable":[],
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": not meritorious : undeserving":[
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"unworthy of attention"
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],
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": not deserved : unmerited":[
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"unworthy treatment"
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],
|
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": inappropriate to one's condition or station":[
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"actions unworthy of a gentleman"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"If 51%, 75% or even 99% of people in a territory believe that a minority is unworthy of life or liberty, that does not mean that minority should be denied those rights. \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"But to Ukrainians along the vast 250-mile front line of Putin\u2019s bloody offensive, the Russian military is unworthy of celebration. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Whereas most men graciously accept honors and willingly take credit, women often feel unworthy , says Golodryga. \u2014 Jane Hanson, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Others have either moved too far away to go back or have deemed a commute unworthy of their time or money, especially given rising gas prices. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Which is part of the issue with Cyrano, who may feel unworthy of love. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Part of being a hero is to have both the modesty to feel unworthy of such a heavy word and the strength to accept the responsibility that comes with others looking to you to be that hero. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In July 2018, when a coalition of government-watchdog groups filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission over New PAC spending $5,518 on private jets, FEC staff deemed the amount unworthy of an enforcement action. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The fact that so many unworthy players went so far is simply too damning. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161319"
|
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},
|
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"unwrap":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to remove the wrapping from : disclose":[
|
|
"unwrap a package",
|
|
"unwrap evidence in a criminal case"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Unwrap the bandages so I can see the wound.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Remove from the oven, carefully unwrap one packet, being mindful of the steam and taking care not to spill the juices that have accumulated in the packet. \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2021",
|
|
"Those watching the smartphone markets carefully will no doubt be trying to unwrap what OnePlus has shown today, trying to link it back to other devices from the likes of Oppo, Vivo, and RealMe. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Once cool enough to handle, unwrap the halves and place them in the refrigerator for about 6 minutes (allow an extra 2 to 3 minutes for very hard avocados). \u2014 Amy Mitchell, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To serve, unwrap each grits cake and place it on a plate. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Let cool, then unwrap the avocados and place them in the refrigerator. \u2014 Amy Mitchell, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For the grill master and movie aficionado, this shirt will be his favorite to unwrap on Father's Day. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At the end of each lip sync for the remainder of the season, the losing queen will unwrap her own chocolate bar to see whether or not the single golden ticket is inside. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Throughout the season, the queen who loses that week's lip-sync for her life will unwrap her chocolate bar on the Main Stage. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 22 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8rap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003558",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwrite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to obliterate from writing : expunge , rescind":[
|
|
"it is easier to unsay than to unwrite cross words",
|
|
"\u2014 Court Life at Naples"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + write":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125246",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwritten":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"paper",
|
|
"written"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": containing no writing : blank":[],
|
|
": not expressed in writing : oral , traditional":[
|
|
"an unwritten rule"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They had an unwritten agreement.",
|
|
"an unwritten contract may not be enforceable",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In all of those environments, there are written and unwritten rules to follow and your actions have consequences. \u2014 Csaba Toth, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Nevertheless, Meyer displayed a pattern of willful negligence that suggested the rules, written and unwritten , weren\u2019t for him. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The character flaws and ignorance of our system and its norms, written and unwritten , were there for all to see. \u2014 Keith C. Burris And Pittsburgh Post-gazette (tns), Star Tribune , 19 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"The military is full of unwritten rules that often creep into its rigid structure, and some of those may have come into play here, Brennan suggested. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Francona said sometimes the game\u2019s unwritten rules sometimes get in the way of common sense and sportsmanship. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There's an unwritten rule in the NBA that when a team has conceded a loss and the reserves have replaced the starters, the winning team runs the clock out and doesn't try to add to the final score \u2014 let alone dunking on the losing team. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The stakes are high because an unwritten government policy requires local political leaders to ratify nuclear reboots. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"And the Board of Review holds that Sharum's reliance on an unwritten Division policy was unreasonable. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ri-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nuncupative",
|
|
"oral",
|
|
"spoken",
|
|
"verbal",
|
|
"viva voce",
|
|
"word-of-mouth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235146",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwritten constitution":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a constitution not embodied in a single document but based chiefly on custom and precedent as expressed in statutes and judicial decisions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The lack of any mechanism to punish a prime minister who is found to have misled Parliament, Ms. White said, exposed a flaw in Britain\u2019s unwritten constitution and political arrangements. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Nineteenth-century Britons celebrated their unwritten constitution . \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Until the American Revolution, most free countries in the world preferred an unwritten constitution of customs and norms established over time. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 26 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Britain\u2019s unwritten constitution does not have a clear rule for what happens if a prime minister becomes incapacitated or dies. \u2014 Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Britain's unwritten constitution does not have a clear rule for what happens if a prime minister becomes incapacitated or dies. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"But that criticism rests on a misunderstanding about the role of judges in the U.K.\u2019s unwritten constitution . \u2014 James Grant, Time , 25 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Intended to be adaptable and robust, Britain\u2019s unwritten constitution was in danger of amplifying the chaos caused by Brexit, in a way that threatened the union itself. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The Prorogue Gallery of Brexit Judges The legal challenge to the powers of the prime minister shows how the political infighting over Brexit has strained Britain\u2019s largely unwritten constitution to its limits. \u2014 Jonathan Browning, Bloomberg.com , 24 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024102",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwritten law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": law based chiefly on custom rather than legislative enactments":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Apparently, the unwritten law also applied to siblings who came along to assist. \u2014 Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, groups like the Ku Klux Klan intimidated and killed black people who challenged the now- unwritten laws of conduct. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, National Geographic , 5 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Stoddard notes, disdaining the vagueness of unwritten law based on power. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 25 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"It was generally believed that the jury\u2019s final verdict would be based on America\u2019s unwritten law about white women and colored men. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 7 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1641, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084749",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"unwronged":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not wronged":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + wronged , past participle of wrong":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132427",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"unworkableness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unworkability":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154506"
|
|
},
|
|
"unwavering":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": continuing in a strong and steady way : constant , steadfast":[
|
|
"her unwavering faith/support",
|
|
"an unwavering commitment to justice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259-ri\u014b",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0101v-ri\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"invariant",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
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"undeviating",
|
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"uniform",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"changing",
|
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"deviating",
|
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"nonuniform",
|
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"unsteady",
|
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"varying"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This background, paired with our unwavering commitment to quality, enables us to offer busy parents the best of both worlds: accessibility and value. \u2014 Ivan Ong, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Mudaliar\u2019s unwavering commitment to see this project through stemmed from her personal motivation to give back to her adopted country in a special way by proudly sharing the beautiful culture of her motherland. \u2014 Divya Kakaiya, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"In Alaska, politicians said, guns \u2014 often used for hunting and self defense against wildlife \u2014 are part of a way of life, and many across the political spectrum face pressure to show their unwavering support for the firearm ownership. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Des Cars recalled Walker's unwavering support of the exhibition that they were told over and over would cause problems. \u2014 Thalia Beaty, ajc , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"But its unique horsepower is supplied by a community that provides unwavering support. \u2014 J. Douglas Boles, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"China's unwavering commitment to stamping out Covid by locking down big cities such as Shanghai threatens to deal a hefty shock to its vast economy, place more strain on global supply chains and further fuel inflation. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This sacred imperative of collective being drives me to live with purpose and an unwavering commitment to community. \u2014 Essence , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Some are aging out of the game, but others \u2013 like plumber Bill Biegel - still maintain an unwavering commitment to raise money. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 25 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1570, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182212"
|
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},
|
|
"unwoundable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": incapable of being wounded : invulnerable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+\u0259b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + wound + -able":""
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182834"
|
|
},
|
|
"unwholesomeness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being unwholesome":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205924"
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},
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"unwounded":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not injured, hurt, or suffering from a wound : not wounded":[
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"unwounded by the fall"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u00fcn-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Across Europe, the unwounded preferred that such men remove themselves from society. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Civil suits are the only means by which the unwounded victims of Parkland have standing, where they can be recognized as people who genuinely suffered from the actions of Cruz. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"At daybreak, only 25 members of his company remained unwounded . \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 22 May 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210610"
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},
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"unwifely":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not wifely":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222921"
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},
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"unworkability":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not workable : impractical":[
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"an unworkable plan/solution"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"impracticable",
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"impractical",
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"inoperable",
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"nonpractical",
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"unserviceable",
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"unusable",
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"useless"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"applicable",
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"feasible",
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"functional",
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"operable",
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"operational",
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"practicable",
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"practical",
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"serviceable",
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"ultrapractical",
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"usable",
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"useable",
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"useful",
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"utilizable",
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"workable"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However, these have proven to be unenforceable or unworkable in most places. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Refugee and human-rights groups called the plan inhumane, unworkable and a waste of taxpayers\u2019 money. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"But the Texas bill also is unworkable and confusing. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 24 Oct. 2021",
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"Asking those offices to take on more of a workload in administering programs or monitoring defendants without adding to their staffs is unworkable . \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"If anything is struck out or deemed unworkable , Democrats will need to rewrite their legislation, which could take time. \u2014 Lauren Fox And Ella Nilsen, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"Among the theories explored, but dismissed as unworkable either due to legal, political or economic hang ups, was whether there were constitutional grounds to continue payments, as well as the idea of minting a trillion dollar coin, the person said. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Manchin has focused much of his effort on the child tax credit, seeking to impose new work and education requirements that many within his own party have opposed as unworkable . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
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"Back in 2016, UK politicians announced plans to require age-verification systems on all pornographic websites accessible in the country\u2014but the plans were dropped three years later after being considered unworkable . \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224230"
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},
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"unwoven":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not woven":[
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"unwoven fabrics"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u014d-v\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"North Carolina State University donated 4,000 meters of unwoven material that\u2019s being used to construct new personal protective equipment. \u2014 USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"There are other riddles to be unwoven , including with just how the document got to England. \u2014 Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231708"
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},
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"unwaved":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not waved : straight":[
|
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"unwaved hair"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + waved , past participle of wave":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013251"
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},
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"unwatermarked":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": not watermarked":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + watermarked , past participle of watermark":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090135"
|
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},
|
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"unwig":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to divest of a wig":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + wig":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093058"
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},
|
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"unwaving":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not waving":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + waving , present participle of wave":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175934"
|
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},
|
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"unwigged":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not wearing a wig":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + wigged , adjective":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210622"
|
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},
|
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"unwaxed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not coated or treated with wax : not waxed":[
|
|
"an unwaxed floor",
|
|
"unwaxed dental floss"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wakst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wrap the brisket in unwaxed butcher paper and return to the smoker. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In the mini-bar, a ready-mixed selection of Bull & Last cocktails and an unwaxed lemon awaited. \u2014 Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Ideally, look for cardboard and paper that is uncoated and unwaxed instead of bubble wrap. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Ideally, look for cardboard and paper that is uncoated and unwaxed instead of bubble wrap. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Ideally, look for cardboard and paper that is uncoated and unwaxed instead of bubble wrap. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Ideally, look for cardboard and paper that is uncoated and unwaxed instead of bubble wrap. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Ideally, look for cardboard and paper that is uncoated and unwaxed instead of bubble wrap. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Ideally, look for cardboard and paper that is uncoated and unwaxed instead of bubble wrap. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 7 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221323"
|
|
},
|
|
"unweakened":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not weakened":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + weakened , past participle of weaken":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232058"
|
|
},
|
|
"unworth":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": unworthy":[],
|
|
": lack of value or merit : poverty , unworthiness":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"",
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + worth , adjective":"Adjective",
|
|
"un- entry 1 + worth , noun":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012435"
|
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},
|
|
"unworshiped":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not worshiped":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English unworschiped , from un- entry 1 + worschiped , past participle of worschipen to worship":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021553"
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}
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} |