unmopped
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmɑpt/
- After the spill, the area remained unmopped for hours.
Examples
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Why is the kitchen still unmopped?
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The floor was unmopped for days.
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The hallway was still unmopped after the children tracked mud inside.
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She noticed the bathroom floor was unmopped and decided to clean it herself.
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The children left muddy footprints on the unmopped bathroom floor.
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After the party, the kitchen was a mess with unmopped spills from the drinks.
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She noticed the unmopped area near the entrance was collecting dirt quickly.
Synonyms
Not washed with soap and water
Not cleaned and may have germs or dirt
Left dirty with dust or leaves
Not cleaned by rubbing with a cloth and still showing dirt
Having dust on it from not being cleaned
Antonyms
How Clean
Surface Forms
Morphology
unmopped = mopped (transparent) = un + mop + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the past-participle adjective 'mopped', yielding a clear 'not mopped' meaning.
Etymology
Unmopped starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from mopped, the past form of mop, which means 'to clean a floor with a mop'. So unmopped describes a floor or area that has not been cleaned with a mop.