unexpelled
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛld/
- After the storm, some debris was found unexpelled inside the damaged building.
Examples
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The doctor confirmed that the fetus was still unexpelled after the complication.
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The fetus is unexpelled.
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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
1
3.8
Still holding the things put into it
1
4.5
Still in its container after movement, with no liquid falling out
Remain in the ground instead of being taken out
Antonyms
How Released
39
6.1
∞
1.8
13
4.1
1
8.4
4
3.8
55
4.1
Surface Forms
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.