Unlived

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That has not been lived. not-comparable

    "I want to cry for a life unlived, floating beautifully, poetically, all these years just out of reach."

  2. 2
    Bereft or deprived of life. not-comparable, obsolete

    "Where shall I live now Lucrece is unlived?"

Example

More examples

"I want to cry for a life unlived, floating beautifully, poetically, all these years just out of reach."

Etymology

From un- + lived.

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