unbated
Americanadjective
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not abated; undiminished; unlessened.
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Archaic. not blunted, as a lance or fencer's foil.
adjective
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a less common spelling of unabated
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archaic (of a sword, lance, etc) not covered with a protective button
Etymology
Origin of unbated
Example Sentences
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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
It was a blessed interlude, too; there was so much to whistle about with unbated breath.
From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.
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
We must now pass to this Imperial interregnum knowing that when the Empire shall be revived, the match will begin anew and the combatants, with foils unbated and envenomed, will fight to a finish.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight
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
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