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unknitted

unknitted is the simple past and past participle of unknit.

Meaning of unknit

Verb

unknit (third-person singular simple present unknits, present participle unknitting, simple past and past participle unknit or unknitted)

  1. To unravel.
    • Exhaustion will unknit even the ordered mind.
  2. To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion.
    Synonyms:
    tink

See all 3 meanings of unknit

Adjective

unknitted (not comparable)

  1. Not knitted.
    • It appeared that Lady Jane had by this time become so inextricably entangled in unknitted wool that the only way she could disentangle herself was by coming up to town to continue there with proper help the preparation of mittens against the winter cold.1920, Compton Mackenzie, chapter 6, in The Vanity Girl, New York & London: Harper & Brothers, page 351
    • There was no eyebrow left unknitted.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 11, in Small Island, London: Review, page 128

Questions about unknitted

What does unknitted mean?
Unknitted means not knitted.
What is unknitted the simple past and past participle of?
Unknitted is the simple past and past participle of unknit.
What part of speech is unknitted?
Unknitted is an adjective.

Words near unknitted in the dictionary

  1. unknightly
  2. unknights
  3. unknit
  4. unknits
  5. unknittable
  6. unknitted
  7. unknitting
  8. unknocked
  9. unknocking
  10. unknome
  11. unknomes

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