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unsharpened
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
Translations
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
The unsharpened pencil was useless for writing until it was taken to the sharpener.
Le crayon émoussé était inutilisable pour écrire jusqu’à ce qu’on le mette dans le taille-crayon.
Additional translations
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
Used as the past participle of 'sharpen' with the negative prefix 'un-', functioning adjectivally.
He practiced carving with an unsharpened chisel to avoid injuries.
Il s’entraînait à sculpter avec un ciseau non aiguisé pour éviter les blessures.
Additional translations
unsharpened
Past Simple
unsharpened
Past Simple
unsharpened
Past Participle
unsharpening
Gerund
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpən/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpən/
He decided to unsharpen the knife to make it safer for the children to use.
Il a décidé d’émousser le couteau pour le rendre plus sûr pour les enfants.
The scissors gradually unsharpened after months of cutting cardboard.
Les ciseaux se sont progressivement émoussés après des mois à couper du carton.
unsharpened
Used predicatively or attributively to describe something that has not been sharpened.
The artist preferred an unsharpened pencil for shading.
L’artiste préférait un crayon non aiguisé pour faire des ombrages.
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Definitions
The unsharpened pencil was useless for writing until it was taken to the sharpener.
He practiced carving with an unsharpened chisel to avoid injuries.
He decided to unsharpen the knife to make it safer for the children to use.
The scissors gradually unsharpened after months of cutting cardboard.
The artist preferred an unsharpened pencil for shading.