unfresh

U1N1F4R1E1S1H4

adjective

Stale, not fresh.

OriginEnglish fresh ← Middle English fressh ← Old English fersċ →
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Meanings

adjectiveunfresh (comparative more unfresh, superlative most unfresh)

comparative more unfresh · superlative most unfresh

  1. Stale, not fresh.

    1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 139, "You told me that bit last night. I don't want any unfresh reminiscences this morning, buddy," Zooey said, and resumed looking out of the window.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*preyskos
  9. Proto-Germanic*friskaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*frisk
  11. Old Englishfersċ
  12. Middle Englishfressh
  13. Englishfresh
  14. Englishunfresh

From un- + fresh.

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APA

unfresh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfresh

MLA

“unfresh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfresh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfresh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfresh.

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