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unspanked

unspanked adjective: not spanked.

Adjective

unspanked (not comparable)

  1. Not spanked.
    • […] the most devoted mother or father is prone to regard as unspanked brats children who to a third party appear quite as well as the critic's own.1918, The Atlantic Monthly
    • These serve as pathetic substitutes for the love he craves but has never received. Though unpublicized, many an unspanked child has developed a healthy personality.1957, Robert O Blood, Anticipating Your Marriage

Origin of unspanked

From un- + spanked.

Questions about unspanked

What does unspanked mean?
Unspanked means not spanked.
What part of speech is unspanked?
Unspanked is an adjective.

Words near unspanked in the dictionary

  1. unspam
  2. unspammable
  3. unspammed
  4. unspangled
  5. unspankable
  6. unspanked
  7. unspanned
  8. unspar
  9. unsparable
  10. unspare
  11. unspareable

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