Unsedated

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not sedated. not-comparable

    "Justice Stevens urged states to consider abandoning one of the three chemicals, the paralyzing drug that would leave an unsedated inmate conscious but unable to move, breathe or cry out."

Example

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"Justice Stevens urged states to consider abandoning one of the three chemicals, the paralyzing drug that would leave an unsedated inmate conscious but unable to move, breathe or cry out."

Etymology

From un- + sedated.

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