unbacked
without backing or support.
not supported by bets: an unbacked challenger.
not endorsed: an unbacked product.
never having been mounted by a rider, as a horse.
Origin of unbacked
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How to use unbacked in a sentence
Such large amounts of unbacked paper could lead to but one result, a steadily increasing depreciation.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene BoltonHe paid their fare at the opening in the tent and went in and sat on one of the crude, unbacked benches.
The Cottage of Delight | Will N. HarbenMarie made up for lost time, for being alone now, and unbacked by sympathising friends, I was again in her power.
The Confession of a Fool | August StrindbergReliance upon high sounding words, unbacked by deeds, is proof of a mind that dwells only in the realm of shadow and of sham.
Theodore Roosevelt and His Times | Harold HowlandHis pride revolted at the idea of coming quite unbacked and disowned, as well as empty-handed, to Mr. Slocum.
The Stillwater Tragedy | Thomas Bailey Aldrich
British Dictionary definitions for unbacked
/ (ʌnˈbækt) /
(of a book, chair, etc) not having a back
bereft of support, esp on a financial basis
(of a horse)
not supported by bets
never having been ridden
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