unguessed
Americanadjective
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too mysterious or inconceivable to guess.
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not anticipated or foreseen; coming as a surprise.
Example Sentences
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Photographs of the back or hidden side of the moon may prove quite unexciting, or they may reveal some spectacular new feature now unguessed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sheer rose the dreadful cliffs to unguessed heights on either side.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
The day before the convention occurred there was a tense, growing expectancy through the city, a vague, intangible premonition of an unguessed something on the morrow.
From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.
The spectacle of the unguessed power that tramples on mankind has moved him; and he has suffered the distress of all delicate spirits in times of bloodshed and disorder.
From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)
On the previous night we had thought the Balear half empty; but with the morning many unguessed passengers made their appearance forward.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart
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