Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not affrighted; not afraid; not daunted; intrepid. Not feared; not dreaded.
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- adjective Not
feared .
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Examples
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Unprotected and unfeared—even as they finance movies—they've become an essential part of Hollywood's casting.
The Corporate Exec: Hollywood Demon Edward Jay Epstein 2011
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Otherwise, Law Societies will be paper tigers, unfeared and thus unable to carry out their proper function of policing the legal profession.
An exclusive interview with The Public Eye : Law is Cool 2009
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Thus, it was relevant that you can say "unfrightened" and "unconfused", suggesting that these are adjectives, but you can't say "unfeared" or "unliked", suggesting that these are participles, not adjectives.
Archive 2010-07-01 GamesWithWords 2010
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While I agree that these words sound odd, a quick Google search shows that unfeared and unliked are actually pretty common.
Archive 2010-07-01 GamesWithWords 2010
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Then you give examples of adjectives, not verbs, that have been prefixed: unfeared, unliked, unloved.
Do Language Universals Exist? GamesWithWords 2010
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Thus, it was relevant that you can say "unfrightened" and "unconfused", suggesting that these are adjectives, but you can't say "unfeared" or "unliked", suggesting that these are participles, not adjectives.
Confusing verbs GamesWithWords 2010
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That is, English doesn't have the words unfeared or unliked.
Archive 2010-07-01 GamesWithWords 2010
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While I agree that these words sound odd, a quick Google search shows that unfeared and unliked are actually pretty common.
Do Language Universals Exist? GamesWithWords 2010
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That is, English doesn't have the words unfeared or unliked.
Do Language Universals Exist? GamesWithWords 2010
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Then you give examples of adjectives, not verbs, that have been prefixed: unfeared, unliked, unloved.
Confusing verbs GamesWithWords 2010
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