unseasoned

[ uhn-see-zuhnd ]

adjective

1. (of things) not seasoned; not matured, dried, etc., by due seasoning: seasoning:

   unseasoned wood.

2. (of persons) not inured to a climate, work, etc.; inexperienced:

   an unseasoned crew.

3. (of food) not flavored with seasoning: seasoning:

   a tasteless, unseasoned meal.

unseasoned

/ ʌnˈsiːzənd /

adjective

1. (of persons) not sufficiently experienced

   unseasoned troops

2. not matured or seasoned

   unseasoned timber

3. (of food) not flavoured with seasoning

Derived Forms

• unˈseasonedness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unseasoned¹

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ¹ + season + -ed ²

Example Sentences

How delicious the broth tasted, unsalted and unseasoned as it was!

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Camilla looked hastily away, and her whole set, abashed by so unseasoned an inquiry, cast down their eyes.

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His father explained that the unseasoned lumber of the puncheons would so shrink in the drying that no fastening could hold them.

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She forgot the half-washed vegetables, the unseasoned soup, and tried to pose herself with becoming dignity.

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The door frame had been manufactured from unseasoned native timber and was greatly warped.

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