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

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Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them. arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025 Residents speak of atrocities in one town Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them. Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025 Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for unburied

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 10 Sep. 2025.

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