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unpatched

unpatched

5.5
A piece of clothing that has a tear or hole not mended
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈpæʧt/
translation icon : sin reparar
  • The old jacket was still unpatched, showing signs of wear and tear from years of use.

Examples

  • She kept her unpatched jeans despite the holes, as they were her favorite pair.

  • After the storm, the sails on the boat remained unpatched, leaving them vulnerable to further damage.

  • Perhaps no one she knew wore unpatched clothes.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • He was wearing his best jerkin and trousers: they weren't new or even first-hand, but they were clean and unpatched, good enough at least to convince the police that he wasn't a candidate for a night in their tide-flooded cells.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

unrepaired
vsunpatched
1 5.1

Not fixed after being damaged

is specific to not having been repaired by adding extra fabric
undarned
vsunpatched
8.6

Cloth or clothing with a hole that has not been sewn closed

is specific to missing repair using an extra fabric piece
unmended
vsunpatched
6.7

Not fixed or healed after damage, for example a torn shirt and a broken friendship

is focused on fabric holes left without an added fabric repair

How Repaired

patched
3.7
unpatched
5.5
damaged
1 1.1

Surface Forms

unpatched positive

Morphology

unpatched = patched (transparent) = un + patch + ed

Standard negation of the adjectival past-participle 'patched'; learners who know 'patch' and '-ed' can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Unpatched comes from un- 'not' and patch 'a piece of cloth used to cover a hole'. So unpatched clothes or fabric are 'not mended' and still have a tear or worn area.