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- [suh b-dood, -dyood]
- /səbˈdud, -ˈdyud/
- /ˌʌnsəbˈdjuːd /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh b-dood, -dyood]
- /səbˈdud, -ˈdyud/
Definitions of unsubdued word
- adjective unsubdued quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued. 1
- adjective unsubdued lowered in intensity or strength; reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice; muted: subdued light; wallpaper in subdued greens. 1
- adjective unsubdued (of land) not marked by any striking features, as mountains or cliffs: a subdued landscape. 1
- adjective unsubdued not held in check or repressed 0
- adjective unsubdued not overcome 0
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Origin of unsubdued
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; subdue + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Unsubdued
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unsubdued popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unsubdued usage trend in Literature
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