unfathomed

adjective

un·​fathomed

¦ən+

1

: not fathomed : unsounded

the dark unfathomed caves of ocean

—Thomas Gray

2

: undetermined, immense

the thought of the unfathomed might of man

—J. J. Chapman

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + fathomed, past participle of fathom

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