Meanings
- not comparableNot fed.
Unmentioned in the existing document, Henry would be left alone after I died: unfed, unwalked, unloved.
2014 December 29, Jane Gross, “The Future, Revisited”, in The New York Times1 more example
“Every day, the California dream is dimmed by the wrenching reality of families and children and seniors living unfed on a concrete bed.”
2020 February 19, Thomas Fuller, “California Governor Declares Homeless Crisis ‘a Disgrace’”, in The New York Times - figurativelynot comparableUnsupported.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot fed
adjectivenot given support
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishun-fedd, unfedd
- Englishunfed
From Middle English un-fedd, unfedd, equivalent to un- + fed.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ненахранен
- ненахранен (nenahranen)not fed
Greek νηστικός, αθήλαστος
- νηστικός (nistikós)not fed
- αθήλαστος (athílastos)not fed
Polish nienakarmiony
- nienakarmionynot fed
Turkish aç
- açnot fed
Cite this entry
unfed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfed
“unfed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfed.
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