unsurfaced

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adjective

Not having a tar macadam (asphalt) or other paved surface; unpaved.

“an unsurfaced memory”

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

adjectiveunsurfaced (not comparable)
  1. not comparableusuallyroadNot having a tar macadam (asphalt) or other paved surface; unpaved.

    The master plan for the site includes 3.3km of new surfaced and unsurfaced walking routes, more than 1km of new bridleways and cantering routes, and retention of the 2.3km Old Shire Lane bridleway.

    2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33
  2. not comparablepaperRough, absorbent, without a glaze or finish.
  3. not comparablesubmarinesBelow the surface.
  4. not comparableNot having surfaced or appeared.

    an unsurfaced memory

    1 more example

    an unsurfaced recording of a concert

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unpaved

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. Englishsurfaced
  9. Englishunsurfaced

From un- + surfaced.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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