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unwhole

unwhole adjective: not whole.

Adjective

unwhole (not comparable)

  1. Not whole.
    Synonyms:
    incomplete, partial

Synonyms of unwhole

Origin of unwhole

From Middle English unhole, unhol, unhal, from Old English unhāl (“unwhole; unhealthy; sick; infirm”), from Proto-Germanic *unhailaz (“not whole; unhealthy”), equivalent to un- + whole. Cognate with Old High German unheil, Old Norse úheill, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (unhails).

Words formed from unwhole

Questions about unwhole

What does unwhole mean?
Unwhole means not whole.
What part of speech is unwhole?
Unwhole is an adjective.

Words near unwhole in the dictionary

  1. unwhited
  2. unwhitelisted
  3. unwhitened
  4. unwhites
  5. unwhitewashed
  6. unwhole
  7. unwholeness
  8. unwholesome
  9. unwholesomely
  10. unwholesomeness
  11. unwholly

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