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unscathed
What does unscathed mean?
unscathed (adjective): not injured or harmed.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce unscathed?
/ənˈskeɪðd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does unscathed come from?
A calque of Middle Scots unskaithit, from Early Scots unscathit; by surface analysis, un- + scathed.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of unscathed?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “unscathed” mean?
vigorous and animated
Not quite: that's what vibrant means.
currently in progress
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susceptible to attack
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not injured or harmed
Right! That's what “unscathed” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “unscathed”?
handsome
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unharmed
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imperial
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dominant
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