unlooted
- adjective
- /ʌnˈluːtɪd/
- Explorers found an unlooted cave, where ancient tools and pottery were still in their original place.
Examples
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"I wouldn't know what an unlooted cemetery looks like," says archaeologist Katharina Schreiber.
Academic text (2009) -
The archaeologists were excited to discover an unlooted tomb that had remained untouched for centuries.
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Huitzilapa, one of the only unlooted and professionally excavated shaft tombs in West Mexico, is a case in point.
Academic text (2006) -
This ancient site remains unlooted, preserving its artifacts and treasures for future generations to study.
Synonyms
Left alone and not harmed or disturbed
Still with the owner and not taken by someone else
A place or thing that nobody has stolen from and still holds its valuables
Left where it was and not taken
Antonyms
How Untouched
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unlooted is built from un- ('not') and loot, which comes from the Hindi word lūṭ meaning 'to plunder'. So, unlooted means 'not stolen or taken', left untouched by thieves.