unbated

[ uhn-bey-tid ]

adjective

1. not abated; undiminished; unlessened.
2. Archaic. not blunted, as a lance or fencer's foil.

unbated

/ ʌnˈbeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. a less common spelling of unabated
2. archaic.
   (of a sword, lance, etc) not covered with a protective button

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbated¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + bate ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“We are now going into the third consecutive week of unbated protests in which officers have worked 12-hour shifts seven days per week. As you can imagine, their stress levels are exacerbated by physical and emotional exhaustion,” Wilkinson said.

From Fox News

Kennedy added it was even possible to get 50-60% renewables on the grid "with still very little unbated gas generation needed".

From The Guardian

We must now pass to this Imperial interregnum knowing that when the Empire shall be revived, the match will begin anew and the combatants, with foils unbated and envenomed, will fight to a finish.

From Project Gutenberg

When a man hath lived the life that the noble Edward hath, and kept up, with unbated vigor, his licentious habits, even when his body hath broken down, it doth take but little to blow the candle out.

From Project Gutenberg

He had the faculty of mixing bad and good argument, which is far more effective with mixed audiences than unbated logic.

From Project Gutenberg