unsustained

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adjective

Not sustained.

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

adjectiveunsustained (not comparable)

alternative nonsustained · alternative non-sustained

  1. not comparableNot sustained.

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. Englishsustained
  9. Englishunsustained

From un- + sustained.

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APA

unsustained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsustained

MLA

“unsustained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsustained. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsustained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsustained.

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