resolved

[ ri-zolvd ]

/ rɪˈzɒlvd /

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adjective

firm in purpose or intent; determined.

Origin of resolved

First recorded in 1490–1500; resolve + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM resolved

re·solv·ed·ly

[ri-zol-vid-lee] /rɪˈzɒl vɪd li/, adverb re·solv·ed·ness, noun un·re·solved, adjective well-re·solved, adjective

Words nearby resolved

resolution, resolutioner, resolutive, resolvable, resolve, resolved, resolvent, resolving power, resonance, resonance radiation, resonant

Example sentences from the Web for unresolved

While there are several important matters as yet unresolved, it's certainly ready for him to read again.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“I know that a lot of my stories come from the sort of unresolved tensions of my childhood,” he says.

NPR’s Smooth-Talking Millennial Whisperer |Batya Ungar-Sargon |October 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One option for unresolved depression is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Robin Williams’ Deadly Depression |Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad |August 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Two years on, Sarkozy and/or his close associates are still bogged down by at least six unresolved scandals.

France’s Ex-Prez Sarkozy Placed Under Formal Investigation for Corruption |Tracy McNicoll |July 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The detective described the case as an unresolved and perhaps irresolvable instance of “he said, she said.”

‘Nuke Mom’ Marisa Sketo Kirsh on Her Vindication |Michael Daly |December 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He rose and Oldmeadow, rising also, knew that they closed upon an unresolved discord.

Adrienne Toner |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
The unresolved expectancy of the creator toward Life should be his way toward Criticism also.

Adventures in the Arts |Marsden Hartley
The present position is one of unresolved discord between the economic and the equalitarian schools.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various
Just here, however, there was an unresolved discord in the imaginative theme.

The Price |Francis Lynde
The admiral went therefore to Seville, where he still found their majesties as unresolved as before.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III |Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for unresolved (1 of 2)

unresolved

/ (ˌʌnrɪˈzɒlvd) /

adjective

(of a problem or dispute) not having been solved or concluded

British Dictionary definitions for unresolved (2 of 2)

resolved

/ (rɪˈzɒlvd) /

adjective

fixed in purpose or intention; determined

Derived forms of resolved

resolvedly (rɪˈzɒlvɪdlɪ), adverb resolvedness, noun

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