Meanings
unwedded1
adjectiveunwedded (not comparable)
- not comparableUnwed.
- figurativelynot comparableNot united together; poorly matched or discordant.
One night the winning beef laab starter was followed by a mysterious dish of three unwedded components — a short rib, a fried frangipani blossom and a pillow of plain sticky rice — and a crispy rice cake turned gummy beneath a crown of wonderfully rich coconut ice cream.
2015 August 27, Robyn Eckhardt, “In Siem Reap, Cambodia, Local Fare Gets a Chance to Shine”, in New York Times
unwedded2
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of unwed
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishwedded
- Englishunwedded
Cite this entry
APA
unwedded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwedded
MLA
“unwedded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwedded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unwedded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwedded.
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