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adj
Not having a tar macadam (asphalt) or other paved surface; unpaved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Topics: road, transport
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adj
Rough, absorbent, without a glaze or finish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: paper
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adj
Below the surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: submarines
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adj
Not having surfaced or appeared.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
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 surfaced English unsurfaced From un- + surfaced.
