Unsolicited Meaning
/ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot requested; neither welcomed nor invited.
Sentence Examples
I demand that you cease and desist from sending unsolicited emails.
Tom doesn't like unsolicited advice.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company apologized for sending ____ emails to customers who had not asked for them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I received several ____ emails this morning with offers for products that I was not interested in buying today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English solicited English unsolicited From un- + solicited.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result."
— 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2023, page 74:
"Mr. Hankwitz’s endorsement of Betterment was unsolicited, but the power of so-called finfluencers like him has not gone unnoticed."
— 2021 April 28, Tara Siegel Bernard, “Trading Stock Tips on TikTok, Newbies Are Deeply Invested in Learning”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2021:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company apologized for sending ____ emails to customers who had not asked for them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I received several ____ emails this morning with offers for products that I was not interested in buying today.