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unlatched

unlatched adjective: of a gate, etc., not latched. Also the simple past and past participle of unlatch.

Adjective

unlatched (not comparable)

  1. Of a gate, etc., not latched.
    • "Oh, go to hell!" said Silas, and kicked open his own unlatched door.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
    • "Don't neglect your friend on our account, Mr. Joolby," remarked Carrados very pleasantly—for Won Chou had at once slipped to the unlatched door as if to head off the intruder.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

Also used as

unlatched is also the simple past and past participle of unlatch.

Questions about unlatched

What does unlatched mean?
Unlatched means of a gate, etc., not latched.
What part of speech is unlatched?
Unlatched is an adjective.

Words near unlatched in the dictionary

  1. unlast
  2. unlasted
  3. unlasting
  4. unlasts
  5. unlatch
  6. unlatched
  7. unlatcher
  8. unlatchers
  9. unlatches
  10. unlatching
  11. unlatchings

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