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unanswered
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unanswered
(adjective)
unanswered
/ˌʌn
ˈ
ænsɚd/
adjective
unanswered
/ˌʌn
ˈ
ænsɚd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNANSWERED
1
:
without a reply
:
not answered
Our questions went
unanswered
. [=our questions were not answered]
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US, sports
:
scored during a time when an opponent fails to score
The team scored 20
unanswered
points in the third quarter. [=the team scored 20 points and the opposing team did not score any]
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