uninvolved
Use Uninvolved in a sentence
adjective
1.
very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
2.
implicated: involved in crime.
3.
concerned in some affair, especially in a way likely to cause danger or unpleasantness: I didn't call the police because I didn't want to get involved.
4.
committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement: The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area.
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| —adj (foll by with) | |
| 1. | complicated; difficult to comprehend: an involved literary style |
| 2. | (usually postpositive) concerned or implicated: one of the men involved |
| 3. | euphemistic having sexual relations: she was involved with a number of men |
| uninvolved (ˌʌnɪnˈvɒlvd) | |
| —adj | |
| not included or involved: uninvolved bystanders | |
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Word Origin & History
involve
1382, from L. involvere "entangle, envelop," lit. "roll into," from in- "in" + volvere "to roll" (see vulva). Originally "envelop, surround," sense of "take in, include" first recorded 1605. Involved "complicated" is from 1643.
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