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unhandled

American  
[uhn-han-dld] / ʌnˈhæn dld /

adjective

  1. not handled; not touched.

  2. (of animals) untamed; unbroken; untrained.


Etymology

Origin of unhandled

First recorded in 1550–60; un- 1 + handled

Example Sentences

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Like the other objects evoked, the toys have solidity, but, by emphasising their unhandled coldness, the poet flips them into mystery.

From The Guardian Apr. 15, 2013

To signal his own decency, Bradley makes a show of presenting himself honestly, unhandled by handlers.

From Time Magazine Archive

But George's argument was that when you see Clinton unhandled and unproduced, people like him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let my ears remain unhandled, Do not freeze my head upon me.

From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias

You do not trust your thorough-bred colt, hitherto unhandled, to any one who is not understood to have a thorough knowledge of the characteristics and education of horses.

From The Recreations of a Country Parson by Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison

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