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unwrought

unwrought adjective: in the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal. Also the simple past and past participle of unwork.

Adjective

unwrought (comparative more unwrought, superlative most unwrought)

  1. In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal

Also used as

unwrought is also the simple past and past participle of unwork.

Forms of unwrought

comparativemore unwrought
superlativemost unwrought

Origin of unwrought

From Middle English unwrought, unwroght, unwrouȝt, equivalent to un- + wrought. Doublet of unworked.

Questions about unwrought

What does unwrought mean?
Unwrought means in the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal.
What part of speech is unwrought?
Unwrought is an adjective.

Words near unwrought in the dictionary

  1. unwroken
  2. unwrong
  3. unwronged
  4. unwrongful
  5. unwrote
  6. unwrought
  7. unwrung
  8. UNWTO
  9. unxenophobic
  10. unyachtsmanlike
  11. unyago

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