Meanings
adjectiveunwhole (not comparable)
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adjectiveNot whole.
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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*unhailaz“not whole; unhealthy”
- Old Englishunhāl“unwhole; unhealthy; sick; infirm”
- Middle Englishunhole
- Englishunwhole
From Middle English unhole, unhol, unhal, from Old English unhāl (“unwhole; unhealthy; sick; infirm”), from Proto-Germanic *unhailaz (“not whole; unhealthy”), equivalent to un- + whole. Cognate with Old High German unheil, Old Norse úheill, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (unhails).
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unwhole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwhole
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“unwhole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwhole. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unwhole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwhole.
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