un·read \“+\adjective Etymology: Middle English unred, from un- (I) + red, past participle of reden to read 1.: not read : left unexamined < through sheer mischance the letter remained unread > 2.[un- (I) + read]: lacking the experience or the benefits of reading : having no familiarity with a (specified) field < he seems to have been wholly unread in political theory — V.L.Parrington >