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UNSPOILED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unspoiled mean? 

UNSPOILED (adjective)
  The adjective UNSPOILED has 2 senses:

1. not left to spoilplay

2. not decayed or decomposedplay

  Familiarity information: UNSPOILED used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNSPOILED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Not left to spoil

Synonyms:

good; unspoiled; unspoilt

Context example:

the meat is still good

Similar:

fresh (recently made, produced, or harvested)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Not decayed or decomposed

Synonyms:

uncorrupted; unspoiled

Similar:

incorrupt (free of corruption or immorality)


 Context examples 


Microorganisms play important roles in the health and protection of coral reefs, but exploring these roles can be difficult because of the lack of unspoiled reef systems throughout the global ocean.

(Microbes reflect the health of coral reefs, National Science Foundation)

Always mature for her age, she had gained a certain aplomb in both carriage and conversation, which made her seem more of a woman of the world than she was, but her old petulance now and then showed itself, her strong will still held its own, and her native frankness was unspoiled by foreign polish.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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