Meanings
adjectiveunarted (comparative more unarted, superlative most unarted)
comparative more unarted · superlative most unarted
- obsoleteUnskilled; uncultured, ignorant.
Nature, to shew that nothing is savage in whatsoever she produceth, causeth oftentimes, even in rudest and most unarted nations [tr. nations moins cultivées par art], productions of spirits to arise, that confront and wrestle with the most artist productions.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
- Proto-Italic*artis
- Latinars
- Latinartem
- Old Frenchart
- Middle Englishart
- Englishart
- Englishunarted
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APA
unarted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unarted
MLA
“unarted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unarted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unarted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unarted.
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