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unpadlocked

unpadlocked adjective: not secured by a padlock. Also the simple past and past participle of unpadlock.

Adjective

unpadlocked (not comparable)

  1. Not secured by a padlock.
    • In London, of all places, where people are always on the lookout for opportunities to commit crimes: an unzipped handbag, a phone sticking out of a back pocket, an unpadlocked bike.2020, Jess Ryder, The Night Away

Also used as

unpadlocked is also the simple past and past participle of unpadlock.

Origin of unpadlocked

From un- + padlocked.

Questions about unpadlocked

What does unpadlocked mean?
Unpadlocked means not secured by a padlock.
What part of speech is unpadlocked?
Unpadlocked is an adjective.

Words near unpadlocked in the dictionary

  1. unpackings
  2. unpacks
  3. unpadded
  4. unpaddled
  5. unpadlock
  6. unpadlocked
  7. unpadlocking
  8. unpadlocks
  9. unpagan
  10. unpaganize
  11. unpaganized

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