unbated

American  

[uhn-bey-tid] / ʌnˈbeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. not abated; undiminished; unlessened.

2. Archaic. not blunted, as a lance or fencer's foil.

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unbated British  

/ ʌnˈbeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. a less common spelling of unabated

2. archaic (of a sword, lance, etc) not covered with a protective button

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Etymology

Origin of unbated

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + bate ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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unbated

The fencers must not measure weapons, because how then could the unbated point escape discovery?

From The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623 by MacDonald, George

This unbated continuity suggests the past as well as the future. 

From Friends in Council — First Series by Helps, Arthur, Sir

But evil sleeps not; and with a persistency that were admirable in a better cause, it returned with unbated vigor at the moment the priest was off his guard.

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis

He had the faculty of mixing bad and good argument, which is far more effective with mixed audiences than unbated logic.

From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George

To him replied the stranger wearily: Where is the horse that doth untread again His tedious measures with the unbated fire That he did pace them first?

From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur