UNIMPAIRED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unimpaired mean? 

• UNIMPAIRED (adjective)
  The adjective UNIMPAIRED has 1 sense:

1. not damaged or diminished in any respect

  Familiarity information: UNIMPAIRED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNIMPAIRED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not damaged or diminished in any respect

Context example:

his speech remained unimpaired

Also:

undamaged (not harmed or spoiled; sound)

uninjured (not injured physically or mentally)

Antonym:

impaired (diminished in strength, quality, or utility)

 Context examples 

She learned that (the intimacy between them continuing unimpaired by Mr Elliot's marriage) they had been as before always together, and Mr Elliot had led his friend into expenses much beyond his fortune.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Jekyll was no worse; he woke again to his good qualities seemingly unimpaired; he would even make haste, where it was possible, to undo the evil done by Hyde.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

So it would seem; and the curse of it is that I must lie here, conscious, mentally unimpaired, knowing that the lines are going down, breaking bit by bit communication with the world.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

She was a little confused when Mr. Barkis made this abrupt announcement of their union, and could not hug me enough in token of her unimpaired affection; but she soon became herself again, and said she was very glad it was over.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

His age was six and forty, but the constant practice of arms, together with a cleanly life, had preserved his activity and endurance unimpaired, so that from a distance he seemed to have the slight limbs and swift grace of a boy.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So now we had a reversal of tactics, for it was Jim who went in to hit with all the vigour of his young strength and unimpaired energy, while it was the savage Berks who was paying his debt to Nature for the many injuries which he had done her.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

My aunt, however, having had time to cool, while Peggotty was out showing Mr. Dick the soldiers at the Horse Guards—and being, besides, greatly pleased to see Agnes—rather plumed herself on the affair than otherwise, and received us with unimpaired good humour.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)