unsneezed

      English

      Etymology

      un- + sneezed

      Adjective

      unsneezed

      1. (nonce word) Not sneezed.
        • 1903: William Wescott Fink, Echoes From Erin: Poems
          Full many a sneeze was left unsneezed
        • 1969: Ken Noyle, Here Today: Zen Inspired Poetry
          A sneeze
          Unsneezed,
          Welling up
      2. (nonce word) Not having sneezed.
        • 1896: Mark Twain, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
          The awfulest thing was the silence; there wasn't a sound but the screaking of the saddles, the measured tramplings, and the sneezing of the horses, afflicted by the smothering dust-clouds which they kicked up. I wanted to sneeze myself, but it seemed to me that I would rather go unsneezed, or suffer even a bitterer torture, if there is one, than attract attention to myself.
      Last modified on 18 June 2013, at 18:18