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unsubdued

sub·dued
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh b-dood, -dyood]
    • /səbˈdud, -ˈdyud/
    • /ˌʌnsəbˈdjuːd /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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