unmitigated

[ uhn-mit-i-gey-tid ]
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adjective
  1. not mitigated; not softened or lessened: unmitigated suffering.

  2. unqualified or absolute: an unmitigated bore.

Origin of unmitigated

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; un-1 + mitigate + -ed2

Other words for unmitigated

Other words from unmitigated

  • un·mit·i·gat·ed·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unmitigated

unmitigated

/ (ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. not diminished in intensity, severity, etc

  2. (prenominal) (intensifier): an unmitigated disaster

Derived forms of unmitigated

  • unmitigatedly, adverb

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