unmade

[ uhn-meyd ]

adjective

1. not made. make.
2. Falconry. unmanned ( def 2 ).

unmade

/ ʌnˈmeɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of unmake

adjective

1. not yet made
2. existing without having been made or created
3. falconry another word for unmanned

Word History and Origins

Origin of unmade¹

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; un- ¹, made

Example Sentences

The unmade Quincy album made me wonder if writing this book made you mull over other missed opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times

Bernard Pivot, a French television host who made and unmade writers with a weekly book chat program that drew millions of viewers, died on Monday in Neuilly-sur-Seine, outside Paris.

From New York Times

“If I said purple, you’d say red / With your brown hair tumbling like an unmade bed / And we’d both die laughing at something I said / Talking to you.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sir Fig Newton lay on my unmade bed, preening with intense resolve.

From Literature

A single casino, with an attached five-star hotel and apartments, sits alone near the sea, fronted by an unmade road, and surrounded by a construction site.

From BBC