unused

[ uhn-yoozd for 1, 2; uhn-yoost for 3 ]
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adjective
  1. not used; not put to use: an unused room.

  2. never having been used: an unused postage stamp.

  1. not accustomed: unused to cold winters.

Origin of unused

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at un-1, used

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British Dictionary definitions for unused

unused

adjective
  1. (ʌnˈjuːzd) not being or never having been made use of

  2. (ʌnˈjuːst) (postpositive foll by to) not accustomed or used (to something)

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