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unfed

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not fed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Unsupported.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A mosquito that has not had a blood meal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The captured mosquitos were divided into feds and unfeds.

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not given support

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a grudge that remained unfed

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not fed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From Middle English un-fedd, unfedd, equivalent to un- + fed.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ненахранен (nenahranen) — not fed
  • Georgian: მშიერი (mšieri) — not fed
  • Greek: νηστικός (nistikós) — not fed
  • Greek: αθήλαστος (athílastos) — not fed
  • Manx: neuveaghit — not fed
  • Turkish: aç — not fed