unread

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not yet or never read

   The letter remained sealed and unread for eleven years.

2. 2
   adj

   not widely informed through reading; poorly read in a subject

   Although gifted in mathematics, he was largely unread in modern history.

Formed from un- ("not") + read. In the adjective, read has the pronunciation of the past participle, so unread is pronounced with /rɛd/, not with the vowel of the present-tense verb read.

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