unasked-for
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6.2
- adjective
- /ʌnˈæskt fɔr/
:
no solicitado
- Ann said that Gray Owl looked tired, old, and guilty, as would any host who had caused his guest some unasked-for inconvenience.
Examples
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Walking in the street beside Marla, Toni felt something again, something she couldn't have named, unasked-for, a kind of grace.
Fiction book (1997) -
She felt overwhelmed by the unasked-for opinions everyone shared at the meeting.
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And a piece of unasked-for advice: NEVER take sleeping tablets.
Blog text (15) -
It represents a loss of innocence: a sadder-but-wiser, unasked-for introduction into a world more perplexing and painful than you might ever have imagined.
Blog text (25) -
He'd look through the transit, offer unasked-for advice, talk about other surveying jobs, problems in other townships, telling us we were the best crew, with the highest scores on civil service exams and the most energy and initiative.
Fiction book (2000) -
His unasked-for suggestions made her doubt her ability to make decisions.
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They received unasked-for gifts from friends during their wedding celebration.
Synonyms
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3.9
Not asked to come and not welcome at a place
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6.7
Not asked for but given anyway
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6.1
Given or done without anyone requesting it
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5.4
Given or sent to you without you asking
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6.8
Not asked to speak or take part when others are chosen
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8.1
Not called or asked to come
Antonyms
How Requested
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6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
unasked-for = asked-for (transparent) = un + for + ask + ed
The adjective is the negative form of 'asked-for' (requested), so learners who know 'ask/asked' and 'for' plus the prefix 'un-' can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Unasked-for is made from un- meaning 'not', ask meaning 'to request', and for which links the idea to a thing like a gift. So it describes something you did not ask for, 'not wanted', like a present or advice you never requested.