Unhandled
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not having been handled. not-comparable
- 2 Untrained, untame and beyond handling. figuratively, not-comparable
"[…] do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, Which is the hot condition of their blood; […]"
- 3 Without a handle; handleless. not-comparable
"Some light came dimly through cracks around that connecting, unhandled door, and through the roof."
- 4 Not having an associated handler routine. not-comparable
"an unhandled event; an unhandled exception"
Example
More examples"[…] do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, Which is the hot condition of their blood; […]"
Etymology
From un- + handled.
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