unbefriended
unbefriended adjective: not befriended; lacking friends.
Adjective
unbefriended (comparative more unbefriended, superlative most unbefriended)
- Not befriended; lacking friends.
- I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's dinner.[1889 January], Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere. II. Showing What was Born of the Great Idea.”, in Under the Deodars (A. H. Wheeler & Co.’s Indian Railway Library; no. 4), Allahabad...
- But the Lord of Men allowed me to behold
an ancient sword shining on the wall -
for he often helps the unbefriended -
a weapon made for giants, there for the wielding.1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 54
Forms of unbefriended
| comparative | more unbefriended |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unbefriended |
Origin of unbefriended
From un- + befriended.
Questions about unbefriended
- What does unbefriended mean?
- Unbefriended means not befriended; lacking friends.
- What part of speech is unbefriended?
- Unbefriended is an adjective.
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