unlicked

[ uhn-likt ]

/ ʌnˈlɪkt /

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adjective

not licked.

Archaic.

not brought into final or proper shape; unfinished.
unpolished or crude.

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Origin of unlicked

First recorded in 1585–95; un-¹ + lick + -ed²

Words nearby unlicked

unless, unlessoned, unlettered, unlevel, unlicensed, unlicked, unlike, unlikelihood, unlikely, unlimber, unlimited

How to use unlicked in a sentence

As we both wrote in the same chamber, we preferred each other's acquaintance to that of the unlicked cubs that surrounded us.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
He looked a terribly unlicked cub, and Winn found himself watching anxiously to see if Claire ate enough and the right things.
The Dark Tower|Phyllis Bottome
She hasn't any people to speak of, and she's up here now with a rotten, unlicked cub of a brother.
The Dark Tower|Phyllis Bottome
I was followed by the leader of the grim faction—an unlicked curate of the largest dimensions.
A Rogue's Life|Wilkie Collins

Genesmere could tell from its unlicked hide that the mother had gone to hunt water, and been away for some time.
Red Men and White|Owen Wister