Unpetalled

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unpetal form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Without petals. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Stripped of petals. not-comparable

    "Ravaged and unpetalled, the rose twists its thin stem into the void. Only its thorns remain, hard and almost black, like concretions of sorrow, anger […]"

Example

More examples

"Ravaged and unpetalled, the rose twists its thin stem into the void. Only its thorns remain, hard and almost black, like concretions of sorrow, anger […]"

Etymology

From un- + petalled.

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