unworn
Americanadjective
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showing little or no wear; fresh, new.
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(of a garment or accessory) never having been worn.
Example Sentences
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Those unworn prom dresses were the first to grace the rails at Stroud Community Costumes, which is now in its third year and has more than 100 dresses for teenagers to borrow.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
The bra that may have forever destroyed my remaining chance at being “in good taste” actually went unworn for almost three years after I spotted it at Nordstrom Rack.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2021
But Hebert’s Instagram page flaunts his incredible deadstock hauls, or large quantities of brand-new, unworn footwear.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2021
At the end of her description of the alleged encounter, she wrote that "the Donna Karan coatdress still hangs on the back of my closet door, unworn and unlaundered since that evening."
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2020
The silks and muslins and gauzes still gleamed unworn and beautiful, and doubtless they were still fashionable.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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