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unaneled

[ uhn-uh-neeld ]
/ ˌʌn əˈnild /
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adjective Archaic.
not having received extreme unction.
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Origin of unaneled

1595–1605; un-1 + anele + -ed2
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How to use unaneled in a sentence

  • How narrowly have I escaped being sent to my account ‘unaneled’ and unprepared!

    Frank Mildmay|Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for unaneled

unaneled
/ (ˌʌnəˈniːld) /

adjective
archaic not having received extreme unction

Word Origin for unaneled

C17: from un- 1 + anele
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