Word a Day
unsolicited
What does unsolicited mean?
unsolicited (adjective): not requested or sought.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use unsolicited in a sentence?
How do you pronounce unsolicited?
/ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does unsolicited come from?
From un- + solicited.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Test yourself: do you know “unsolicited”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “unsolicited” mean?
not requested or sought
Right! That's what “unsolicited” means.
considered individually
Not quite: that's what respective means.
both exact and accurate
Not quite: that's what precise means.
difficult to understand
Not quite: that's what mysterious means.
Learn a word like “unsolicited” every day
Word a Day for iPhone quizzes you on a few new words a day and brings each one back for review at growing intervals. Free, no account, no ads.
Coming soon to the App Store