unwrought

adjective

un·​wrought

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1

: not shaped into finished form : rough

unwrought steel

the mass of notes he had made remained unwrought

—Isabel Paterson

2

a

: not processed for use : still in a natural state : raw, virgin

unwrought rock

unwrought land

b

: not worked : undeveloped

an unwrought mine

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from un- entry 1 + wrought

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