unasked

[uhn-askt, -ahskt]

adjective

1. not asked.

   an unasked question.

2. not asked for.

   unasked advice.

   Synonyms: unsolicited

3. uninvited.

unasked

/ ʌnˈɑːskt /

adjective

1. not requested or demanded

2. not invited

Word History and Origins

Origin of unasked¹

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; un- ¹, ask, -ed ²

Example Sentences

An unasked question was hardly the same thing as a rhetorical one, as Penelope well knew.

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Always remember that there’s no such thing as a dumb question except if it goes unasked.

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It’s worth noting that Coelen offered this perspective unasked, and as a tangent to a conversation about the relationship “Love Is Blind” participants have to broader social and political conversations simmering throughout American culture.

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Mother, it seems, has been freelancing on her son’s behalf – unasked – by poking a few of her D.C. connections to smooth Paul’s acquisition of UBA.

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Worse, in exchange for unprecedented access, the Isaacson Accord demands that a lot of the most difficult and pressing questions go unasked and, therefore, unanswered.

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