unhurt

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English

Etymology

From Middle English unhert, un-hurt, unhurt, unhurte, equivalent to un- +‎ hurt.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Adjective

unhurt (not comparable)

  1. Not hurt; unharmed or unscathed
    Synonym: unhurted (obsolete)
    • 2021 December 29, “Network News: RAIB: tighten up supervision after 27mph train sideswipe incident”, in RAIL, number 947, page 8:
      The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work. [...] The train crew and 25 passengers were unhurt.

Translations

References

  1. ^ unhurt, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.