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unsharpened
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
Translations
The unsharpened pencil was difficult to write with.
Незаточенный карандаш было трудно использовать для письма.
Definitions
The unsharpened pencil was useless for writing until it was taken to the sharpener.
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
Used as the past participle of 'sharpen' with the negative prefix 'un-', functioning adjectivally.
Definitions
He practiced carving with an unsharpened chisel to avoid injuries.
unsharpened
Past Simple
unsharpened
Past Simple
unsharpened
Past Participle
unsharpening
Gerund
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpən/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpən/
Translations
He decided to unsharpen the knife to make it safer for children.
Он решил затупить нож, чтобы сделать его безопаснее для детей.
Additional translations
Definitions
He decided to unsharpen the knife to make it safer for the children to use.
The scissors gradually unsharpened after months of cutting cardboard.
unsharpened
Used predicatively or attributively to describe something that has not been sharpened.
Definitions
The artist preferred an unsharpened pencil for shading.