betrothed
adjective
engaged to be married.
unbetrothed
-
a word derived from
betrothed.
Example Sentences
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Despite the recurring engagement rumors, Charles departed unbetrothed for a four-month stint with the Royal Navy in the Far East, leaving Jane behind at her job with a London art gallery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fatal morning that, to all lovers unbetrothed; "Come to your confessional," it cried.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
Of all the unbetrothed girls she knew not one but would have felt flattered had Kirkwood thus distinguished her.
From The Nether World by George Gissing
All were entertained; but the princess remained unbetrothed.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Charles Major
Elizabeth was more than once betrothed in her childhood to aid her father's policy, but when Henry died, in 1547, his younger daughter was unbetrothed.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters by Arthur Mee
