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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not molested; not disturbed; free from disturbance.

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  • adjective Not molested

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed

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Examples

  • But another defensive breakdown allowed Craig Conroy to skate in unmolested from the blue line and lift a shot into the upper right corner for a 3-0 lead with 7: 13 remaining in the period.

    USATODAY.com - Flames whip Sharks 3-0, lead series 3-2 2004

  • Now your Saturday-afternoon Siegfried can grill those burgers until they're tougher than Nothung itself, and remain unmolested by the Fafner and Fasolt of spills and splatters — so that once your meal is plunged into a river of inedibility, he'll still be clean enough to take you out.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006

  • Then, Carpenter threw a 27-yard scoring strike to Michael Jones, and Torain added his third TD, running in unmolested from the right side.

    USATODAY.com - College Football - San Jose St. vs. Arizona St. 2006

  • On the other hand, I have a hard time believing killing what will become a living, breathing human child if left unmolested is the answer.

    Think Progress » Government misleading pregnant teens. 2006

  • I have a hard time believing killing what will become a living, breathing human child if left unmolested is the answer.

    Think Progress » Government misleading pregnant teens. 2006

  • Now your Saturday-afternoon Siegfried can grill those burgers until they're tougher than Nothung itself, and remain unmolested by the Fafner and Fasolt of spills and splatters — so that once your meal is plunged into a river of inedibility, he'll still be clean enough to take you out.

    "Si tu veux je te donnerai" Matthew Guerrieri 2006

  • They passed through the forest of Glenfinlass; and morning and evening still found them threading its unsuspected solitudes in unmolested security; night, too, watched their onward march.

    The Scottish Chiefs 1875

  • To that simple Highland shooting lodge, which Eleanor would rather have called "home," than the proudest palace that ever was built: which could not be her home: which she might live to see some other happier creature than herself - some one free to make a choice, and beg Heaven's blessing on it - call home; and dwell in unmolested!

    Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of Modern Times 1851

  • "I can see better here, thank you, Nancy," replied I, taking my work to the window, where she had the good - [Page 113] ness to suffer me to remain unmolested, while she got a brush to remove the cat's hairs from Mr Weston's coat, carefully wiped the rain from his hat, and gave the cat its supper, busily talking all the time; now thanking her clerical friend for what he had done; now wondering how the cat had found out the warren; and now lamenting the probable consequences of such a discovery.

    Agnes Grey 1931

  • Today, the Daily News shows us his life of luxury in Switzerland (his chalet was called "Milky Way"), and, since we're on the little brother thing, a Times account explains that Polanski traveled the world "unmolested" for the past 31 years.

    Crime Waves: Post Plays Kid Brother, Polanski Lives in Luxury 2009

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