unmolested

adjective

un·​mo·​lest·​ed ˌən-mə-ˈle-stəd How to pronounce unmolested (audio)
: not interfered with : not molested : untouched
… have gone unmolested by either the government or vigilante groupsRick Foster
allowed to pass through the checkpoint unmolested

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Indeed, the Houthis’ relatively unmolested campaign of hijacking, marauding, and terrorism has provided us with yet another edifying glimpse of what a post-American world would look like. The Editors, National Review, 18 Mar. 2025 Small demonstrations that popped up in the capital were left unmolested by the police. Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2025 Other agencies, notably the State and Education Departments, also contracted, but their core functions remained largely unmolested. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 When presented with ambiguous color cues, the bees who had experienced a stressful event were much less likely to interpret these colors as indicating high value rewards, and instead, visited low reward locations more often than did the unmolested control bees. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unmolested

Word History

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmolested was in 1531

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“Unmolested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmolested. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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