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unsight unseen

unsight unseen is the dated form of sight unseen.

Meaning of sight unseen

Adjective

sight unseen (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Not having seen the object beforehand.
    • When she wrote, asking me to take charge of her house while she went to Europe, I gladly consented, sight unseen.1902, Myrtle Reed, chapter 5, in Lavender and Old Lace

Questions about unsight unseen

What is unsight unseen the dated form of?
Unsight unseen is the dated form of sight unseen.

Words near unsight unseen in the dictionary

  1. unsided
  2. unsieved
  3. unsifted
  4. unsighing
  5. unsight
  6. unsight unseen
  7. unsightable
  8. unsighted
  9. unsightedness
  10. unsighting
  11. unsightlessness

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