Unshelled

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unshell form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not having had the shell removed. not-comparable

    "At every table on the baseball field Friday night there were glass vases filled with unshelled peanuts, Cracker Jack and toy baseballs, with miniature bats rising like stems and capped by University of Miami batting helmets."

  2. 2
    Not bombarded with military shells. not-comparable

    "After intelligence indicated that the Germans were using the unshelled route almost exclusively, Uniacke would quickly shift all his guns there, with disastrous effects for the Germans."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of animals or fruits that have no shell wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
shell lessshell-less

Example

More examples

"Almonds are sold shelled or unshelled."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + shelled.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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