unspoiledadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈspɔɪld/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈspɔɪlt/, U.S. /ˌənˈspɔɪld/ 1. Not despoiled or plundered; not taken as plunder.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective] > despoiled > not
unspoiledc1500
unspulyied1513
unransacked1529
unpilled1569
unrifled1583
unpillaged1593
unplundered1637
unforageda1649
unravaged1728
spoilless1818
undespoiled1846
c1500 Melusine (1895) xxxvi. 256 None passed by the said Fortresse vnspoyled.
1513 Life Henry V (1911) 34 All Churches..shoulde be kepte inviolat, vnspoyled and vnharmed.
1577 J. Dee Gen. Mem. Arte Nauig. 4 Their Marchantlike Ships..may..pas quietly vnpilled, vnspoyled, and vntaken by Pyrates.
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 268 The Bassa..began..with fire and sword to wast that part of the country which yet remained vnspoiled.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 564 Unspoil'd shall be her Arms, and unprofan'd Her holy Limbs with any Human Hand.
1802 J. Baillie Ethwald: Pt. Second i. ii A land of peace! Where yellow fields unspoil'd..smile gladly.
1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. 177 He left the corpse of Periphas unspoiled where he had fallen.
2. Not spoiled or deteriorated.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective]
fresheOE
soundc1290
uncorruptc1384
incorrupt1387
faira1400
recent?a1425
inconsumed1530
uncorruptedc1540
good1558
incorruptedc1593
square1628
undecayed1632
uncorroded1685
untarnished1732
unspoiled1733
unfailed1749
unwasted1758
firm1776
unspoilt1796
undegenerate1854
undeteriorated1856
unvitiated1864
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > not spoiled or deteriorated
unmarredc1225
undecayed1513
unspoiled1733
unwasted1758
unspoilt1796
1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 12 O teach us, Bathurst yet unspoil'd by wealth! That secret rare.
1747 W. Collins Odes 3 He sung the Female Heart, With Youth's soft Notes unspoil'd by Art.
1821 V. Knox Remarks Gram. Schools 117 An unspoiled boy,..possessing talent and sensibility.
1860 H. Marryat Resid. Jutland I. xiv. 209 The Castle of Rosenborg..is a fine specimen of the period, and is unspoiled by modern improvements.
1888 F. J. Child Ballads III. 1/1 This precious specimen..of the unspoiled traditional ballad.
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adj.c1500