Meanings
adjectiveunextinguished (comparative more unextinguished, superlative most unextinguished)
comparative more unextinguished · superlative most unextinguished
- Not extinguished
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishextinguished
- Englishunextinguished
From un- + extinguished.
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APA
unextinguished. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unextinguished
MLA
“unextinguished.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unextinguished. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unextinguished,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unextinguished.
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