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- [spoil]
- /spɔɪl/
- /ʌnˈspɔɪld/
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- [spoil]
- /spɔɪl/
Definitions of unspoiled word
- verb with object unspoiled to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop. 1
- verb with object unspoiled to diminish or impair the quality of; affect detrimentally: Bad weather spoiled their vacation. 1
- verb with object unspoiled to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc.: to spoil a child by pampering him. 1
- verb with object unspoiled Archaic. to strip (persons, places, etc.) of goods, valuables, etc.; plunder; pillage; despoil. 1
- verb with object unspoiled Archaic. to take or seize by force. 1
- verb without object unspoiled to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid: Milk spoils if not refrigerated. 1
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Origin of unspoiled
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English spoilen < Old French espoillier < Latin spoliāre to despoil, equivalent to spoli(um) booty + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) derivative of the v. or < Old French espoille, derivative of espoillier
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Parts of speech for Unspoiled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unspoiled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unspoiled usage trend in Literature
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adj unspoiled
- brand new — entirely new.
- dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
- down home — of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
- easy going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- easy-going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
adjective unspoiled
- ageless — If you describe someone as ageless, you mean that they never seem to look any older.
- conserved — Simple past tense and past participle of conserve.
- countrified — You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town.
- flawless — having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish the value of something: a flawless Ming Dynasty vase.
- impregnant — (obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
Top questions with unspoiled
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- how to raise a happy unspoiled child?
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