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unhandled

American  
[uhn-han-dld] / ʌnˈhæn dld /

adjective

  1. not handled; handle; not touched.

  2. (of animals) untamed; unbroken; untrained.


Etymology

Origin of unhandled

First recorded in 1550–60; un- 1 + handled

Example Sentences

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Like the other objects evoked, the toys have solidity, but, by emphasising their unhandled coldness, the poet flips them into mystery.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2013

But George's argument was that when you see Clinton unhandled and unproduced, people like him.

From Time Magazine Archive

To signal his own decency, Bradley makes a show of presenting himself honestly, unhandled by handlers.

From Time Magazine Archive

It seems strange that the great store of treasure which he opened to us should have been unhandled and unknown so long.

From My Contemporaries In Fiction by Murray, David Christie

The unhandled sludge, of course, went straight into the local river for reasons of convenience, economy, and callous indifference.

From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.