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untrod

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not previously walked; not previously explored or investigated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The explorer set out to walk untrod paths in the virgin forest, to be the first human to see what was over the horizon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

lacking pathways

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • trackless wilderness
  • roadless areas

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pathless, roadless, trackless, untracked, untrodden

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 trod English untrod From un- + trod.