unwide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English unwid, from Old English unwīd (“not wide”), equivalent to un- +‎ wide. Cognate with Dutch onwijd (“unwide”), German unweit (“not far from”).

Adjective[edit]

unwide (comparative unwider or more unwide, superlative unwidest or most unwide)

  1. Not wide.
    • 2000, Michael Miller, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Theater Systems:
      But how, you ask, do you display a wide-screen movie on a decidedly unwide television screen?
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