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UNSHELLED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unshelled mean?
• UNSHELLED (adjective)
The adjective UNSHELLED has 1 sense:
1. of animals or fruits that have no shell
Familiarity information: UNSHELLED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of animals or fruits that have no shell
Synonyms:
shell-less; unshelled
Antonym:
shelled (of animals or fruits that have a shell)
Context examples
The lobster was a scarlet mystery to her, but she hammered and poked till it was unshelled and its meager proportions concealed in a grove of lettuce leaves.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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