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  • adjective Not slaughtered.

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un- +‎ slaughtered

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Examples

  • Alas, oh Karna! 'he proceeded with great difficulty to his camp, accompanied by the unslaughtered remnant of the kings on his side.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • Then Kritavarma, O Bharata, surrounded by thy unslaughtered remnant of thy Narayana troops of thy army, quickly proceeded towards the encampment.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • Having duly made Shalya the generalissimo of his forces, that bull among kings, O monarch, proceeded for battle, accompanied by that unslaughtered remnant of his forces.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • Then Bhimasena, beholding the diadem-decked Phalguna encompassed, O bull of Bharata's race, by a large (Kaurava) host consisting of three kinds of forces, abandoned the small unslaughtered remnant of the Kaurava car-warriors with whom he had been engaged, and rushed impetuously, O king, to the spot where Dhananjaya's car was.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • Night and day he waits upon us, with that greediness, that of fifteen of my children, he hath left me but four unslaughtered; and yesterday, Copple, my daughter, which here lieth dead on this bier, was, after her murder, rescued from him.

    The Comical Creatures from Wurtemberg Second Edition Unknown

  • Surrounded by the unslaughtered remnant of the samsaptakas which was still a large force, Susharma also, O king, proceeded, casting his eyes on those terrified soldiers.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • "You don't mean to say he's turned up again unslaughtered?"

    The Furnace of Gold Philip Verrill Mighels

  • With eyes speaking emotions which words could not express, they would point to sections of wheatfields minus the grain-bearing heads -- to hides and hoofs of cattle unslaughtered by themselves -- to mothers of promising calves, whose tender bleatings answered not the maternal call -- to the places which had once known fine horses, but had been untenanted since certain Pikes had gone across, the mountains for game.

    Romance of California Life John Habberton 1881

  • Cold and motionless as they seem, live elsewhere with unslaughtered vitality.

    Poems By Walt Whitman Walt Whitman 1855

  • Market analysts are calling for steady cash prices this week, although some will say that a lack of strong demand for beef, could limit packer slaughter rates, creating a backlog of unslaughtered packer inventory that could pressure cash cattle markets this week.

    CattleNetwork 2009

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