unaccepted

ac·cept·ed

[ak-sep-tid]
adjective
generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.: an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.

Origin:
1485–95; accept + -ed2

ac·cept·ed·ly, adverb
qua·si-ac·cept·ed, adjective
un·ac·cept·ed, adjective
well-ac·cept·ed, adjective
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accepted (əkˈsɛptɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
commonly approved or recognized; customary; established
 
ac'ceptedly
 
adv

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Unaccepted is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Word Origin & History

accept
mid-14c., "to take what is offered," from O.Fr. accepter (14c.), from L. acceptare "take or receive willingly," freq. of acceptus, pp. of accipere "receive," from ad- "to" + capere "to take" (see capable).
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