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unasked

[ uhn-askt, -ahskt ]

/ ʌnˈæskt, -ˈɑskt /

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adjective

not asked: an unasked question.

not asked for: unasked advice.

uninvited.

Origin of unasked

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; see origin at un-¹, ask, -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR unasked

2 unsolicited, unsought, unrequested.

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Words nearby unasked

unarmed, unartistic, unary, unary operation, unashamed, unasked, unassailable, unassisted, unassuming, unattached, unattainable

Example sentences from the Web for unasked

As is our tragic pattern, almost all these tough questions are unasked and unhonored.

Leslie H. Gelb: Think Before Acting on Iran |Leslie H. Gelb |January 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Rice also volunteered the answer to the unasked question about whether she was still single because she worked so hard.

28,000 X Chromosomes Strong |Lynn Sherr |October 24, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
He served up at her table, unasked, the grapes from his garden which he absolutely refused to give to her guests.

Mary Wollstonecraft |Elizabeth Robins Pennell
That Ollie had come forward to save him–unasked, unexpected–was like the comfort of a cloak against the wintry wind.

The Bondboy |George W. (George Washington) Ogden

And upon this he builds all manner of unjust suspicions, and interferes, unasked, in our concerns.

Famous Stories Every Child Should Know |Various
He knew, I suppose, as I knew, that if the time ever came I would give it unasked.

A Transient Guest |Edgar Saltus
But first he must impress the editorial mind by giving it, unasked, the very sort of thing it wants.

Making Your Camera Pay |Frederick C. Davis

British Dictionary definitions for unasked

unasked

/ (ʌnˈɑːskt) /

adjective

not requested or demanded

not invited