unpunched

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adjective

Not having been punched, often specifically with reference to punch cards or tickets.

OriginEnglish punched ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunpunched (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot having been punched, often specifically with reference to punch cards or tickets.

    Feed an unpunched card into the punching station by pressing FEED.

    1979, William F. Schallert, Carol Reedy Clark, Programming in FORTRAN, page 16
    1 more example

    Anyway, I had left the encounter with a clean conscience and an unpunched face. Just.

    2014, Ned Boulting, 101 Damnations: Dispatches from the 101st Tour de France

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. Englishpunched
  9. Englishunpunched

From un- + punched.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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