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unread

[ uhn-red ]

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adjective

not read, as a letter or newspaper.
lacking in knowledge gained by reading; having read little or nothing:
She was intelligent but unread.
having little knowledge of a specific field:
a brilliant chemist unread in biology.

unread

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adjective

(of a book, newspaper, etc) not yet read
(of a person) having read little
postpositivefoll byin not versed (in a specified field)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unread¹

First recorded in 1425–75, unread is from the late Middle English word unred. See un- ¹, read ²

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Since 1996, she has published books of poetry, short fiction, essays and graphic novels; she wrote the libretto for an opera; and she wrote a novel that will remain unread for nearly 100 years.

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No rehearsal or director, just the actor and the terror of an unread script.

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The fliers that come through the mail slot accumulate but go unread.

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The latest messages I’ve sent to his phone are still marked "unread".

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It's a movement that imagines itself to be intellectually heady, replete with allusions to ancient writers and philosophers that mostly go unread.

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