unretorted

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ retorted

Adjective[edit]

unretorted (not comparable)

  1. Not heated in a retort.
  2. Not responded to with a retort.
    • 1831, William Sullivan, The Moral Class Book, Or, The Law of Morals, page 202:
      She is the last person in the world, from whom he will endure, unretorted, the language of reproach.