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unkindled

unkindled adjective: not kindled (lit, or set alight).

Adjective

unkindled (not comparable)

  1. Not kindled (lit, or set alight).
    • But "blind oblivion" obscured the memory of this ordinance, and the altars remained unkindled.1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 8, page 132
  2. (broadly) Not aroused, awakened or stirred.

Origin of unkindled

From un- + kindled.

Questions about unkindled

What does unkindled mean?
Unkindled means not kindled (lit, or set alight).
What part of speech is unkindled?
Unkindled is an adjective.

Words near unkindled in the dictionary

  1. unkind
  2. unkindeness
  3. unkinder
  4. unkindest
  5. unkindhearted
  6. unkindled
  7. unkindlier
  8. unkindliest
  9. unkindlily
  10. unkindliness
  11. unkindling

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