applied
adjective
having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical,opposed to pure).
unapplied
-
a word derived from
applied.
Example Sentences
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It's in the pure or unapplied kind of realm of the sciences that is just exploratory.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2025
Largely ignored, as a result, is the daring and unapplied "basic" research on which such teams as A.T.&T.'s Bell Laboratories thrive.
From Time Magazine Archive
The new power, being as yet unapplied, made him uneasy and restless and a little irritable.
From Arizona Nights by Stewart Edward White
No information existing as to its price, or the quantity that could be obtained if it were wanted, chica remains in the state of an unapplied product.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
"However delightful any scientific pursuit may be, yet, if it should be wholly unapplied, it is of no more use than building castles in the air."
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin
