unslept
- adjective
- /ʌnˈslɛpt/
- We chose one of the silent, unslept-in upstairs bedrooms and decided it was Kroetsch's because he wasn't there.
- an unslept bed
And the fact that alcohol was causing my heart to respond the same as a awfully stressful unslept day or COVID, I thought fuck fuck that.
- And the fact that alcohol was causing my heart to respond the same as a awfully stressful unslept day or COVID, I thought fuck fuck that.
Examples
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I finished the final chapter one hour before delivery was due, unshaved, unshowered, practically unslept, and in underclass street clothes.
Fiction book (1996) -
The lights are on and the bed is unslept in.
Fiction book (1998) -
As yet unslept in.
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She looks unslept.
Fiction book (1998) -
On the cheap, unslept-in bed is a duffle bag; in it, we see the security guard uniform and the F.A.A. inspector's badge.
Fiction book (2001) -
The unfertilized sperm, the unborn children, the unwritten books, the unrequited loves, the unslept-in beds?
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After a long night of studying, she felt tired and looked unslept as she entered the classroom.
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He realized he was unslept after staying up all night working on his project.
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The baby was finally asleep, but the parents looked unslept from the previous night's struggles.
Synonyms
Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy
Feeling very tired and wanting to close your eyes
Not able to sleep during the night
Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored
Not asleep or sleeping deeply and easily disturbed by sounds
Not having had enough sleep or time to relax
Antonyms
How Sleep-Deprived
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unslept is made from the negative un- and slept, so it literally means 'not slept'. That is why we call someone unslept when they have been awake all night and look very tired.