unburied
adjective
un·bur·ied ˌən-ˈber-ēd 
-ˈbe-rēd,
also -ˈbər-ēd
: not placed into the ground : not buried
an unburied corpse
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web More than 50 unburied bodies were in a terrible state of decay, Minchenko said in an interview in early August. 
BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 The operations often went bankrupt, leaving untended graves and, sometimes, unburied or partially buried corpses in various states of decomposition. Carson Kessler, ProPublica, 25 July 2022 Her act defies King Creon’s recent edict that Polynices be left to rot, unburied. Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 8 July 2022 Many longtime enthusiasts—myself included—have reported seeing more littered toilet paper and unburied waste (a.k.a. surface turds) in the last two years than ever before. Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2022 Ukrainian authorities warned that civilians who are still in the southeastern port city face dangerously unsanitary conditions, while many of the dead from a two-month siege remain unburied. Inna Varenytsia And David Keyton, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 Ukrainian authorities warned that civilians who are still in the southeastern port city face dangerously unsanitary conditions, while many of the dead from a two-month siege remain unburied. Inna Varenytsia And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022 Under siege and bombardment since the war’s first days, Mariupol lies largely in ruins, with unburied bodies lying in the streets. Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Still others ignored the rules and camped where they weren’t supposed to, leaving behind fire scars, trampled vegetation, and unburied human waste. Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 25 May 2021 See More
BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 The operations often went bankrupt, leaving untended graves and, sometimes, unburied or partially buried corpses in various states of decomposition. Carson Kessler, ProPublica, 25 July 2022 Her act defies King Creon’s recent edict that Polynices be left to rot, unburied. Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 8 July 2022 Many longtime enthusiasts—myself included—have reported seeing more littered toilet paper and unburied waste (a.k.a. surface turds) in the last two years than ever before. Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2022 Ukrainian authorities warned that civilians who are still in the southeastern port city face dangerously unsanitary conditions, while many of the dead from a two-month siege remain unburied. Inna Varenytsia And David Keyton, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 Ukrainian authorities warned that civilians who are still in the southeastern port city face dangerously unsanitary conditions, while many of the dead from a two-month siege remain unburied. Inna Varenytsia And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022 Under siege and bombardment since the war’s first days, Mariupol lies largely in ruins, with unburied bodies lying in the streets. Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Still others ignored the rules and camped where they weren’t supposed to, leaving behind fire scars, trampled vegetation, and unburied human waste. Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 25 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above