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unsharpened
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
Translations
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
The unsharpened pencil was difficult to write with.
Незаточенный карандаш было трудно использовать для письма.
UK
/ʌnˈʃɑːpənd/
US
/ʌnˈʃɑrpənd/
Used as the past participle of 'sharpen' with the negative prefix 'un-', functioning adjectivally.
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 children.
Он решил затупить нож, чтобы сделать его безопаснее для детей.
Additional translations
unsharpened
Used predicatively or attributively to describe something that has not been sharpened.
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.