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unasked-for

unasked-for adjective: not asked for.

Adjective

unasked-for (not comparable)

  1. Not asked for.
    • A few months ago, the Belkin_G-Plus_MIMO network changed its name and gained a padlock icon in my computer’s list of available connections. Then — crickets. The era of unintentional, unasked-for or simply unacknowledged Internet sharing, it seemed, had come to an end.2011 January 14, Helen Rubinstein, “Won’t You Be My Wireless Neighbor?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2018
    • We smiled through our tears as our server placed an unasked-for glass of Thai iced tea in front of Brandt.2011 December 6, Jessica Gelt, “Restaurant Diary: Tears and beers at Jitlada”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
    Synonyms:
    unasked

Synonyms of unasked-for

Forms of unasked-for

alternative formunasked for

Origin of unasked-for

From un- + asked for.

Questions about unasked-for

What does unasked-for mean?
Unasked-for means not asked for.
What part of speech is unasked-for?
Unasked-for is an adjective.

Words near unasked-for in the dictionary

  1. unask
  2. unaskable
  3. unaskables
  4. unasked
  5. unasked for
  6. unasked-for
  7. unasking
  8. unasks
  9. unaskt
  10. unasleep
  11. unaspected

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