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unowed

unowed adjective: not owed.

Adjective

unowed (not comparable)

  1. Not owed.
    • to pay money unowed
  2. (obsolete) ownerless
    • The unowed interest of proud - swelling statec. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Origin of unowed

From un- + owed.

Questions about unowed

What does unowed mean?
Unowed means not owed.
What part of speech is unowed?
Unowed is an adjective.

Words near unowed in the dictionary

  1. unoverthrowable
  2. unoverthrown
  3. unoverwhelmed
  4. unoviposited
  5. unovulated
  6. unowed
  7. unownable
  8. unowned
  9. unownedness
  10. unowning
  11. unoxidable

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