unburied

adjective

un·​bur·​ied ˌən-ˈber-ēd How to pronounce unburied (audio)
-ˈbe-rēd,
 also  -ˈbər-ēd
: not placed into the ground : not buried
an unburied corpse

Examples of unburied in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The unburied soldier comes to him and his mother in their dreams, and there are moments throughout when Hoa remarks on how much her son resembles him. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 After a short pursuit, Callihan was arrested in a wooded area near a house and the 4-year-old’s body was found unburied in the woods behind the home, according to Wade. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 14 June 2024 Two years earlier, D.C. officials had outlawed removing bodies from graves without a permit, but allowed medical schools to secure unclaimed or unburied bodies through the D.C. Health Department’s Anatomical Board. Claire Healy, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023 For a society in need of those minerals, the nodules are unburied treasure, sitting right there on the sea floor ready to be collected. Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for unburied 

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unburied was before the 12th century

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“Unburied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unburied. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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