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UNWRAPPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unwrapped mean?
• UNWRAPPED (adjective)
The adjective UNWRAPPED has 1 sense:
1. not yet wrapped or having the wrapping removed
Familiarity information: UNWRAPPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not yet wrapped or having the wrapping removed
Context example:
the floor around the tree was littered with gifts already unwrapped
Antonym:
wrapped (enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like)
Context examples
Then she felt for the little piece of wood; but when she unwrapped the cloth it was not there, and she saw she had lost the gift of the good stars.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
This accomplished, a panic came upon him, and he unwrapped them all and counted them again.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
He unwrapped his pack and the first thing he did was to count his matches.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
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