unwept
Americanadjective
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not wept for; unmourned.
an unwept loss.
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not wept or shed, as tears.
adjective
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not wept for or lamented
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rare (of tears) not shed
Etymology
Origin of unwept
Example Sentences
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The heat in the car that day was the heat of Maddy’s face, the bottling of unwept tears as she razed the bleached hillside with her eyes.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019
We died of all the unwept tears and all the things we never understood.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013
Jackie pursues his insipid goal of a ride in the district garbage truck with good old crotchety Mr. Jones while the deathless ride of Paul Revere goes unwept, unhonored and unsung.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gold standard, an enormous sinking fund, the strict 'and punctual discharge of international obligations, all are gone, unwept, unhonored and unsung.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its sparkling life faded into the horizon as it died away, unsung, unwept.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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