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unworked

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Etymology

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From Middle English unwerked, unwerched, equivalent to un- +‎ worked. Doublet of unwrought.

Adjective

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unworked (comparative more unworked, superlative most unworked)

  1. Yet to be altered, carved, milled, worked, or otherwise changed from its natural or crude state.
    Synonym: unwrought
    Antonyms: overworked, overwrought
    Coordinate terms: underworked, underwrought
    For years there stood in the sculptor's studio a two-ton block of unworked Italian marble.
  2. (archaeology) Describing an unaltered material found associated with human tool-making or other cultural activity.
    Dozens of unworked obsidian cobbles were found buried with the deceased.
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