Unhung

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged. not-comparable

    ""You've heard of Linden?" "Linden, the professional medium. Yes, I've been told he is the greatest blackguard unhung." "Ah, well, they usually talk of them like that.""

  2. 2
    Not selected for exhibition. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Cooked without being hung to mature. not-comparable

Example

More examples

""You've heard of Linden?" "Linden, the professional medium. Yes, I've been told he is the greatest blackguard unhung." "Ah, well, they usually talk of them like that.""

Etymology

From un- + hung.

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