ungotten
Americanadjective
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not obtained or gained.
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Obsolete. not begotten.
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of ungotten
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; un- 1, gotten
Example Sentences
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In response David Cameron rushed out this statement: "And tell the pleasant Pep this mock of his Hath turned his balls to gunstones, and his soul Shall stand sore chargèd for the wasteful vengeance That shall fly from them — for many a thousand widows Shall this his mock mock out of their dear husbands Mock mothers from their sons, mock castles down; And some are yet ungotten and unborn That shall have cause to curse Pep's scorn."
From The Guardian
The house in which the Levesons resided, as previously recorded, was situated on the east side of Stafford Street; the Midland Railway now runs through the site, but before the line was cut, and whilst the mines remained ungotten, traces of its ancient moat were clearly discernible.
From Project Gutenberg
Gift ungotten! largess high Of a frustrate will!
From Project Gutenberg
O fearful heart! why comparest thou with Nimrod Or Alexander? of this world not lords only, But worthy to subdue heaven, as saying go'th; And thou reputest thyself more high Than them both, and despairest so cowardly To win a woman, of whom hath been so many Gotten and ungotten, never heard of any?
From Project Gutenberg
To carry the map of an ungotten estate in your pocket is a poor sort of copyhold.
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