Unscavengered

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not cleaned by a street sweeper. UK, archaic, not-comparable

    "The streets not being subjected to the influence of any police laws, were permitted to remain unpaved, were unscavengered, and consequently became the receptacles of the most disgusting offal."

Example

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"The streets not being subjected to the influence of any police laws, were permitted to remain unpaved, were unscavengered, and consequently became the receptacles of the most disgusting offal."

Etymology

From un- + scavengered.

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