uninvited
adjectivenounverbattested in dialogue
Not invited.
adjective
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Not invited.
But you, you're not allowed / You're uninvited / An unfortunate slight
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English invited English uninvited From un- + invited.
noun
- 1
rareOne who was not invited.
The uninvited came to a Twilight concert! He was old and gray and blase and a cynic.
In the future, if you know that you're going to be mixing inviteds and uninviteds while out, call them all ahead of time to caution the inviteds against talking about the wedding and to tell the uninviteds about your guest list so they know you didn't forget about them […]
As if the uninvited was trying to escape from pain and that truth of that the lake's waters turned black because of her presence.
verb
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Also a form of uninvitesimple past and past participle of uninvite
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Forms
- plural
- uninviteds