Unscavengered
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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