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unturned

unturned adjective: not turned.

Adjective

unturned (not generally comparable, comparative more unturned, superlative most unturned)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Not turned.
    • [W]oman's loveliness had heretofore been an unturned page in the young man's life.1873, Julian Hawthorne, chapter 5, in Bressant
    • “This case of police torture and murder is shocking. But this is not the first case and it is unlikely to be the last case until and unless the police conduct serious interrogations and investigations and leave no stones unturned,” said Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch.2021 August 25, Tassanee Vejpongsa, “Video sparks arrest of Thai police in drug suspect's death”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 26 Aug 2021

Forms of unturned

comparativemore unturned
superlativemost unturned

Origin of unturned

From un- + turned.

Words formed from unturned

Phrases with unturned

Questions about unturned

What does unturned mean?
Unturned means not turned.
What part of speech is unturned?
Unturned is an adjective.

Words near unturned in the dictionary

  1. unturgid
  2. unturkey
  3. unturkeys
  4. unturn
  5. unturnable
  6. unturned
  7. unturning
  8. unturnoffable
  9. unturns
  10. unturpentined
  11. unturreted

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