Unthawed

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unthaw form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Which has not been thawed: still frozen.

    "For a time we struggled on, most intent upon evading the morasses; and staring at every patch of unthawed ice as on a treasure trove, until we reached a rocky knoll, on which we turned and looked downwards, from the bleak uninteresting moor to the dingy, featureless shores."

Adjective
  1. 1
    still frozen wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
frozen

Example

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"For a time we struggled on, most intent upon evading the morasses; and staring at every patch of unthawed ice as on a treasure trove, until we reached a rocky knoll, on which we turned and looked downwards, from the bleak uninteresting moor to the dingy, featureless shores."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + thawed.

Etymology 2

From unthaw + -ed.

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