unwanted

CEFRB1

/ʌnˈwɒntɪd/

adjective

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Examples

Even monkeys throw stones at the man unwanted at home.
In India many girls are named "Nakusa" or "Nakushi", which in Hindi means "unwanted".

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

I keep receiving unwanted emails.
I rebuffed his unwanted advances.
When asked why the devices were retrofitted on older models instead of newer ones, Sarno said the MTA typically uses older car models when making modifications in case there are any unwanted effects.

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When asked why the devices were retrofitted on older models instead of newer ones, Sarno said the MTA typically uses older car models when making modifications in case there are any unwanted effects.
2025 March 9, Nic F. Anderson, “Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains”, in CNN
Once finances are stabilised, getting Crossrail finished is Byford's most obvious task. Late and over budget, it is causing unwanted headlines and friction between the London Mayor and the Department for Transport that both sides would rather live without.
2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 52
What slaves they had bought to carry the goods of the interior back to the coast were the unwanteds of the villages — the persons convicted of crime who would normally have been killed or banished from their communities […]
1963, The Nyasaland Journal, volumes 16-17, page 12
There were no thoughts of hydrogen bombs or CBW or contraceptives or removing unwanteds. It was the old America, the old order restored, and the President saw that it was Good.
1970, Triumph, volumes 5-6, page 7

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