Unendowed

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not endowed.

    "Those parish ministers who had seceded were about two hundred and forty, or one-fourth of the whole number; the unendowed ministers, about two hundred, or about one-third of the entire clergy of Scotland."

  2. 2
    Lacking an endowment.

    "By degrees the libraries which were unendowed fell behind the age, and were consequently neglected."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not equipped or provided wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
amateurishdowerlessincapableincapable ofincompetentineffective

Example

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"Those parish ministers who had seceded were about two hundred and forty, or one-fourth of the whole number; the unendowed ministers, about two hundred, or about one-third of the entire clergy of Scotland."

Etymology

From un- + endowed.

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