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Etymology

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un- +‎ mended

Adjective

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unmended (not comparable)

  1. Not mended.
    • 1882, Louisa M. Alcott, Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories[1]:
      Tom, Dick, and Harry's unmended hose persisted in dancing a spectral jig before her mental eye, mother's querulous complaints spoilt the song she hummed to cheer herself, and little May's wistful face put the goddess of beauty entirely out of countenance.
    • 1901, H. G. Wells, The First Men In The Moon[2]:
      Sharp bristles are anything but an improvement to my cast of features, and there was an unmended tear at the knee of my knickerbockers that showed conspicuously as I squatted in my litter; my right stocking, too, persisted in getting about my ankle.

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