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
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
Not cleaned and may have germs or dirt
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.