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unploughed

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Unturned with a plough, and thus retaining its original vegetation (usually grass).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Unexplored or unknown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

(of farmland) not plowed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unplowed fields
  • unbroken land

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unplowed, unbroken

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ploughed English unploughed From un- + ploughed.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: bravío — unturned with a plough
  • Galician: a monte — unturned with a plough
  • German: ungepflügt — unturned with a plough
  • Latin: inaratus — unturned with a plough