unstung

U1N1S1T1U1N1G2

adjective

Not stung.

“The mind here exhibited is one untouched by pity, unstung by remorse, and uncorrected by shame.”

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

adjectiveunstung (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot stung.

    The mind here exhibited is one untouched by pity, unstung by remorse, and uncorrected by shame.

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. Englishstung
  9. Englishunstung

From un- + stung.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unstung

youngamongnglunghungsungsprungdungshengrungrngunsungclungbungmunghyungoverhungpungguzhenghorse-hung'mongsilver tongueXianfengyouth is wasted on the young
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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