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unmended

unmended adjective: not mended.

Adjective

unmended (not comparable)

  1. Not mended.
    • Tom, Dick, and Harry's unmended hose persisted in dancing a spectral jig before her mental eye, mother's querulous complaints spoilt the song she hummed to cheer herself, and little May's wistful face put the goddess of beauty entirely out of countenance.1882, Louisa M. Alcott, Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories
    • Sharp bristles are anything but an improvement to my cast of features, and there was an unmended tear at the knee of my knickerbockers that showed conspicuously as I squatted in my litter; my right stocking, too, persisted in getting about my ankle.1901, H. G. Wells, The First Men In The Moon

Origin of unmended

From un- + mended.

Questions about unmended

What does unmended mean?
Unmended means not mended.
What part of speech is unmended?
Unmended is an adjective.

Words near unmended in the dictionary

  1. unmenacingly
  2. unmendable
  3. unmendableness
  4. unmendably
  5. unmendacious
  6. unmended
  7. unmenial
  8. unmenseful
  9. unmenstruating
  10. unmensurable
  11. unmental

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