unfiled
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfaɪld/
- Specialized
- The craftsman warned that an unfiled surface could cause injury.
Examples
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She noticed the unfiled corners on the newly cut glass panel.
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Be careful with those unfiled nails!
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Be careful when handling the unfiled edges of the metal sheet.
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The edges are unfiled!
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The carpenter's tools were covered with dust, and his unfiled wood pieces had jagged edges.
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After cutting the metal, the edges were still unfiled, posing a risk to anyone who touched them.
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The sculptor left the stone unfiled to give it a more rugged and natural appearance.
Synonyms
Not smooth and often harsh in sound
An edge or outline with rough, sharp points
An uneven edge or outline that is not smooth
Rough in behavior, skill, or looks and awkward in social situations
Shaped but not smoothed or fully finished
A thing not neatly kept or cut that looks natural
A surface that is rough or uneven
A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch
Wooden things like tables that have no paint or varnish
Wood that has a rough surface because people did not smooth it
A surface that is not smooth and feels rough
Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy
A surface that is uneven and feels rough to touch
Not made shiny by rubbing or polishing
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfiled = filed (transparent) = un + file + ed
The adjective is a negation of 'filed' (past-participle/adjective from the verb 'to file' meaning 'to smooth with a file'), so the negation 'un-' yields the literal 'not smoothed/finished'.
Etymology
Unfiled is made of un- 'not' and file 'a tool used to smooth or shape metal or wood'. So, unfiled describes an edge or surface that has not been smoothed and may be rough or sharp.