unsolicited
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- adjective
- /ˌʌn.səˈlɪs.ɪ.tɪd/
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no solicitado
- I try not to give unsolicited advice to people.
- unsolicited manuscripts
- unsolicited comments
- unsolicited submissions
Oh, so James sent this guy unsolicited nudes on Snapchat, Right?
- Oh, so James sent this guy unsolicited nudes on Snapchat, Right?
- Is it weird when you get sent like unsolicited Dick pics on other platforms?
- So I won't ask you to give a piece of unsolicited advice to Katie Ledecky right now.
- A cup of coffee, my kids giving me an unsolicited hug.
- We generally don't accept unsolicited materials.
- And I'm going to give you a an unsolicited movie review here today with no spoilers.
- A common thing you'll hear when you call one of these agencies, sorry, so and so does not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
- That's really good because I've gotten unsolicited advice from people that I didn't appreciate and it's no fun.
- A court in Boston ruled that taking unsolicited upskirt photos of strangers does not violate Massachusetts Peeping Tom law.
- But like, unsolicited, foreign, older gentlemen.
Examples
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The government is trying to regulate or stop unsolicited marketing on the phone and via the computer.
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The editing staff can barely keep up with all the unsolicited manuscripts that are coming in.
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Can I give you some unsolicited advice, one cop to another?
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So instead of offering unsolicited advice or telling your own stories, instead be present with them, acknowledge their pain.
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Sir, like every other publishing house we do not take unsolicited material.
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I incorporated some unsolicited advice from another student in my essay.
Academic text (2009) -
We generally don't accept unsolicited materials.
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We don't accept unsolicited resumes.
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We don't accept unsolicited resumes.
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I try not to give unsolicited advice to people.
Synonyms
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6.1
Given or done without anyone requesting it
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6.2
Given to someone who does not want it
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5.4
Given or sent to you without you asking
How Requested
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Surface Forms
Morphology
unsolicited = solicited (transparent) = un + solicit + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'solicited' (asked for), yielding 'not asked for'; the relation is directly inferable.
Etymology
The word unsolicited is made of un- meaning 'not' and solicit meaning 'to ask', the same root you see in solicitor. So something unsolicited is sent or given 'not asked for', like advice or marketing mail you did not want.