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unsheathed

unsheathed is the simple past and past participle of unsheathe.

Meaning of unsheathe

Verb

unsheathe (third-person singular simple present unsheathes, present participle unsheathing, simple past and past participle unsheathed)

  1. To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword.
    • When I unsheathe the blade, it makes such a satisfying sound that I do it again.2020, Raven Leilani, Luster, Picador (2021), page 76
    Synonyms:
    draw, pull out, desheath

Adjective

unsheathed (not comparable)

  1. Not protected by a sheath.
    • an unsheathed copper cable

Questions about unsheathed

What does unsheathed mean?
Unsheathed means not protected by a sheath.
What is unsheathed the simple past and past participle of?
Unsheathed is the simple past and past participle of unsheathe.
What part of speech is unsheathed?
Unsheathed is an adjective.

Words near unsheathed in the dictionary

  1. unshazamable
  2. unshazammable
  3. unsheared
  4. unsheath
  5. unsheathe
  6. unsheathed
  7. unsheathes
  8. unsheathing
  9. unsheathings
  10. unsheaths
  11. unshed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unsheathed (page history and authors); unsheathe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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