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unessayed

unessayed adjective: not essayed; unattempted.

Adjective

unessayed (not comparable)

  1. Not essayed; unattempted.
    • The standing instructions of our representatives at Madrid and Havana have for years been to leave no effort unessayed to further these ends, and at no time has the equal good desire of Spain been more hopefully manifested than now.1889, Grover Cleveland, A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
    • If ever it should be necessary to encounter it, if I were pursued like a wild beast, till I could no longer avoid turning upon my hunters, I would then turn upon the true author of this unprincipled attack; I would encounter the calumny in its strong hold; I would rouse myself to an exertion...1903, William Godwin, Caleb Williams

Origin of unessayed

From un- + essayed.

Questions about unessayed

What does unessayed mean?
Unessayed means not essayed; unattempted.
What part of speech is unessayed?
Unessayed is an adjective.

Words near unessayed in the dictionary

  1. unescrowed
  2. unescutcheoned
  3. unesoteric
  4. unespied
  5. unespoused
  6. unessayed
  7. unessence
  8. unessenced
  9. unessences
  10. unessencing
  11. unessential

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