Meanings
adjectiveunlatched (not comparable)
- not comparableOf a gate, etc., not latched.
"Oh, go to hell!" said Silas, and kicked open his own unlatched door.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 20191 more example
"Don't neglect your friend on our account, Mr. Joolby," remarked Carrados very pleasantly—for Won Chou had at once slipped to the unlatched door as if to head off the intruder.
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of unlatch
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot firmly fastened or secured
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