unlicked
Americanadjective
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not licked.
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Archaic.
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not brought into final or proper shape; unfinished.
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unpolished or crude.
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Etymology
Origin of unlicked
Example Sentences
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Many a Corpus man is a veteran, for the war's end converted Oxford into a strange combination of unlicked cubs fresh from public schools and older men just back from the wars.
From Time Magazine Archive
On her teeth is a little lipstick residue, like unlicked blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fancy a splendid woman like that spending life hammering a lot of unlicked cubs into shape.
From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Mitford, Bertram
Yet, amazed as I was, I would not have it supposed that I was altogether an unlicked cub.
From Simon Dale by Hope, Anthony
A young woman never cares anything for an unlicked cub, nine years younger than herself, unless Fate has played pitch and toss with her heart's true love.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Hubbard, Elbert
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