untastedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈteɪstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈteɪstᵻd/ a. (un- prefix1 2.)
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adjective] > not eaten or consumed
uneatenc1290
untaken1474
untasted1538
unmunched1844
1538 T. Elyot Dict. Illibatus, vntouched, vntasted.
1593 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1848) II. 89 The aill being untaistit nor yit price maid thairupoun.
1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. v. sig. Bb8v [He] pour'd it untasted on the Ground.
1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxii. 100 Th' untasted viands, and the jovial bowl.
1802 M. Edgeworth Moral Tales II. 11 With a yet untasted pinch of Snuff between her fingers.
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vii. 169 The old Lord..placed the untasted wine-cup before him.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 71 The dishes were removed untasted from the table.
b. In figurative uses.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective]
unused1398
uncorea1400
unoccupied?a1439
unspendedc1440
unspent1466
undispendeda1483
untouched1538
unexpended1571
spared1580
fallow1588
unemployed1600
untasted1609
unenjoyed1643
unhandled1826
unutilized1868
inutilized1874
1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 120 All his vertues,..like faire fruite in an vnholsome dish, Are like to rott vntasted . View more context for this quotation
1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian ii. i. 26 A new Scene of yet untasted Joys.
1743 R. Blair Grave 7 Bursts of Sorrow gush from either Eye, Fast-falling down her now untasted Cheek.
1818 S. Weston La Scava 44 A garbled essay of his abilities, for the most part misunderstood and untasted.
a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. vi. 67 The squire withdrew into his study to read the untasted newspapers.
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