Meanings
adjectiveunscratched (comparative more unscratched, superlative most unscratched)
comparative more unscratched · superlative most unscratched
- Not scratched.
Although most lotologists collect scratch tickets that have already been scratched, approximately 15% of lotologists collect unscratched tickets.
2014, Eric LeMay, In Praise of Nothing: Essays, Memoir, and Experiments, New York, N.Y.: Emergency Press, →ISBN
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishscratched
- Englishunscratched
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APA
unscratched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscratched
MLA
“unscratched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscratched. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unscratched,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscratched.
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