unsealed

[ uhn-seeld ]
/ ʌnˈsild /

adjective

not sealed; not stamped or marked with a seal: unsealed cargo.
not shut or closed with or as if with a seal: an unsealed letter; an unsealed crate.
not verified, certain, or confirmed: His fate was still unsealed.

Origin of unsealed

1350–1400; Middle English unseled; see un-1, seal1, -ed2

Definition for unsealed (2 of 2)

unseal
[ uhn-seel ]
/ ʌnˈsil /

verb (used with object)

to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.
to free from constraint, as a person's thought, speech, or behavior: Their friendship unsealed her vivacity.

Origin of unseal

1375–1425; late Middle English unselen; see un-2, seal1

OTHER WORDS FROM unseal

un·seal·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for unsealed (1 of 2)

unsealed
/ (ʌnˈsiːld) /

adjective

not sealed
Australian and NZ (of a road) surfaced with road metal not bound by bitumen or other sealant

British Dictionary definitions for unsealed (2 of 2)

unseal
/ (ʌnˈsiːl) /

verb (tr)

to remove or break the seal of
to reveal or free (something concealed or closed as if sealed) to unseal one's lips

Derived forms of unseal

unsealable, adjective