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unshoveled

unshoveled

5.0
Not cleared of snow so it still covers a path or road
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈʃoʊvld/
  • US
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  • The city issued fines for unshoveled sidewalks that blocked pedestrian access.

Examples

  • After the storm, the unshoveled driveway made it difficult to park the car.

  • I hate walking on unshoveled sidewalks in winter.

  • We had to walk carefully on the unshoveled path to avoid slipping.

  • The driveway was completely unshoveled after the storm.

  • The roads were dangerously unshoveled after the heavy snowfall last night.

  • Children played in the unshoveled yard, making snowmen and having snowball fights.

  • He slipped on the unshoveled sidewalk, struggling to regain his balance.

How Cleared

cleared
1.8
unshoveled
  • US
5.0
uncleared
1 5.3

Surface Forms

unshoveled positive
unshovelled positive

Morphology

unshoveled = shoveled (transparent) = un + shovel + ed

The formation is a regular past-participle/adjectival '-ed' on 'shovel', so adding 'un-' straightforwardly yields 'not shoveled'.

Etymology

Unshoveled is made of the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word shovel, a common tool used to move snow or dirt. So, unshoveled describes something that has not been cleared with a shovel, like a snowy path left as is.