English

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Etymology

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See un- (not), and compare rive.

Adjective

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unreaved (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Not torn, split, or parted.
    • 1646, Joseph Hall, The Balm of Gilead:
      Couldst thou think that a cottage not too strongly built, and standing so bleak in the very mouth of the winds, could for any long time hold tight and unreaved?