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unrebuked

unrebuked adjective: not rebuked.

Adjective

unrebuked (not comparable)

  1. Not rebuked.
    • At length we resolved that Truth and we were not made for each other, and, having verified the accuracy of this conclusion by uttering it unrebuked in Truth's own palace, quitted the unblest spot with all possible expedition.1903, Richard Garnett, The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales
    • But Eve might: it was "done"; even in those circles of hidebound conservatism, the society of the Faubourg St. Germain, ladies of this day smoked unrebuked.1921, Louis Joseph Vance, Alias The Lone Wolf

Origin of unrebuked

From Middle English unrebukid; equivalent to un- + rebuked.

Questions about unrebuked

What does unrebuked mean?
Unrebuked means not rebuked.
What part of speech is unrebuked?
Unrebuked is an adjective.

Words near unrebuked in the dictionary

  1. unrebuffed
  2. unrebuildable
  3. unrebuilt
  4. unrebukable
  5. unrebukably
  6. unrebuked
  7. unrebuking
  8. unrebuttable
  9. unrebuttably
  10. unrebutted
  11. unrecalcitrant

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