Unreclaimed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not reclaimed.
"It is a creek only by courtesy or an Americanism, at the present day; but when those miles of fertile fields upon the north were unreclaimed, the dank herbage hindered evaporation, and Easton's Pond was fed by unfailing streams."
Example
More examples"It is a creek only by courtesy or an Americanism, at the present day; but when those miles of fertile fields upon the north were unreclaimed, the dank herbage hindered evaporation, and Easton's Pond was fed by unfailing streams."
Etymology
From un- + reclaimed.
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