UNFED
What does "UNFED" mean?
Not given food; not having eaten.
Meanings
- Having received no food; left without nourishment. The stray dog had clearly gone unfed for days.
- Not supplied with what is needed to sustain or grow (figurative). An ambition left unfed will starve as surely as a body. figurative
Word origin
A compound of the negative prefix 'un-' and 'fed', the past participle of 'feed', from Old English 'fedan' (to nourish), related to 'food' and 'fodder'.
Remember it
UNFED = UN + FED: the negative prefix on the past of 'feed' - it simply means 'not fed'.
A little poem
Empty bowl by the door-
the cat learns the cruelest math:
patience minus food.
haiku
Wordplay
- My houseplant and my inbox have the same problem: both went unfed all week and now they're wilting.
What it teaches
Whatever you leave unfed - a body, a friendship, a craft - eventually stops growing toward you.
Quick facts
What does UNFED mean?
Not given food; not having eaten.
Is UNFED a valid word?
Yes — UNFED is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is UNFED?
UNFED has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does UNFED come from?
A compound of the negative prefix 'un-' and 'fed', the past participle of 'feed', from Old English 'fedan' (to nourish), related to 'food' and 'fodder'.
What can UNFED teach us?
Whatever you leave unfed - a body, a friendship, a craft - eventually stops growing toward you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.