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unsolicited

[ uhn-suh-lis-i-tid ]

/ ʌn səˈlɪs ɪ tɪd /

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adjective

given or supplied without being requested or asked for: unsolicited advice.

Origin of unsolicited

un-¹ + solicited

Words nearby unsolicited

unsnarl, unsociable, unsocial, unsold, unsolder, unsolicited, unsolved, unsonsy, unsophisticated, unsound, unsourced

Example sentences from the Web for unsolicited

Here, courtesy of BuzzFeed, is how it feels to be on the end of unsolicited compliments and harassment.

What Does It Feel Like To Be Catcalled? |The Daily Beast Video |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I bridled, too, at the unsolicited advice she persisted in giving my friends.

Diane von Furstenberg: Becoming the Woman She Wanted to Be |Diane von Furstenberg |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
My much bigger collection, unsolicited, shows something real.

No, 'Acting White' Has Not Been Debunked |John McWhorter |September 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I pulled a Kanye and jumped up on stage, unsolicited and unashamed.

Class of 2014, Prepare to Be Powerless |Kevin Bleyer |May 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Can a single piece of unsolicited mail change the course of literature?

The Letter That Paved the Way for ‘Ulysses' |Ted Gioia |December 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He also, unsolicited, gave me leave to resign my place of Clerk of the Verge to my son.

Extracts from the Diary of William Bray, Esq. |William Bray
What I then wrote, was the spontaneous suggestion of my own mind, unsolicited, and I believe unexpected by you.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12) |Various
But the bitter complaints about its injustice are unsolicited testimony to its efficacy.

South America and the War |F. A. Kirkpatrick
This is not our custom, and of course yours was unsolicited.

Martin Eden |Jack London
Fanny had told her in an unsolicited confession that young men did that when they wanted to be familiar with a girl.

Gargoyles |Ben Hecht

British Dictionary definitions for unsolicited

unsolicited

/ (ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd) /

adjective

not requested or invited unsolicited advice