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unmitigated

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un⋅mit⋅i⋅gat⋅ed

[uhn-mit-i-gey-tid]
–adjective
1. not mitigated; not softened or lessened: unmitigated suffering.
2. unqualified or absolute: an unmitigated bore.

Origin:
1590–1600; un- 1 + mitigated


un⋅mit⋅i⋅gat⋅ed⋅ly, adverb


1. unrelieved, unabated, unbroken, persistent.
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un·mit·i·gat·ed   (ŭn-mĭt'ĭ-gā'tĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved: unmitigated suffering.

  2. Without qualification or exception; absolute: an unmitigated lie.

un·mit'i·gat'ed·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

unmitigated 
1599, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of mitigate.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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