unbewised

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adjective

Unconscious; unproven.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveunbewised (comparative more unbewised, superlative most unbewised)

comparative more unbewised · superlative most unbewised

  1. nonce wordUnconscious; unproven.

    Can the polysemic and nomadic meanings of a text such as the Qur'an overcome the unbewised efforts to reduce it to monologic decree?

    1990, Dennis J. Schmidt, Hermeneutics and the Potic Motion

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From un- + be- + wised, perhaps modelled after German unbewusst (“unconscious, unwitting, involuntary”) or German unbewiesen (“unproven, unverified”). Compare also Dutch onbewijst (“unproven, unverified”).

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APA

unbewised. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbewised

MLA

“unbewised.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbewised. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbewised,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbewised.

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