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单词 unpilfered
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unpilferedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪlfəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪlfərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, pilfered adj. at pilfer v. Derivatives.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + pilfered adj. at pilfer v. Derivatives.
Not pilfered.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective] > pilfered > from which nothing has been
unpilfered1752
1752 J. Moncrieff Scale iii. 33 Rouz'd afresh, my keen advent'rous Muse Her noble, her unpilfer'd Talk pursues.
1843 J. R. Lowell Prometheus in U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 152 That spirit which doth ever brood..on the unpilfered nest Of man's deep heart.
1920 Daily Republican (Rushville, Indiana) 1 Mar. 4/4 Taking an unpilfered pay envelope home every Saturday.
2012 R. McAdam Digging City 83 Few urban neighbourhoods can expect honesty boxes to remain unpilfered.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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