unreturned

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adjective

Not returned; unrequited; not reciprocated.

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

adjectiveunreturned (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot returned; unrequited; not reciprocated.

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. Englishreturned
  9. Englishunreturned

From un- + returned.

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Cite this entry
APA

unreturned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreturned

MLA

“unreturned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreturned. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unreturned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreturned.

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