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unexpelled

unexpelled

1 8.4
Left inside a container, body, or machine and not released
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛld/
translation icon : no expulsado
  • After the storm, some debris was found unexpelled inside the damaged building.

Examples

  • The doctor confirmed that the fetus was still unexpelled after the complication.

  • The fetus is unexpelled.

    The Cider House Rules (1999)

  • The fetus is unexpelled, her uterus is punctured, she has acute peritonitis, and there's a foreign object.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • In the case of a miscarriage, the tissue may remain unexpelled within the body, requiring medical intervention.

Synonyms

unspilled
vsunexpelled
1 4.5

Still in its container after movement, with no liquid falling out

refers to contents remaining when nothing forces them out or releases them intentionally
unemptied
vsunexpelled
3.8

Still holding the things put into it

focuses on remaining when nothing forces it out, releases, or discharges it
unextracted
vsunexpelled
7.0

Remain in the ground instead of being taken out

focuses on contents remaining when nothing forces them out or discharges them

Antonyms

removed
5.3

Far away in time, space, or relation from something

How Released

expulsion
39 6.1
to release
∞ 1.8
unexpelled
1 8.4
retained
3.8
contained
4.1

Surface Forms

unexpelled positive

Morphology

unexpelled = expelled (transparent) = un + expel + pell + ed

The meaning is clearly derived from 'expelled' with the addition of the prefix 'un-' to denote the opposite state.

Etymology

Unexpelled is made of un- ('not') and expel ('to push out'). So it means something that was not pushed out and still stays inside a container, system, or body.