unexposed

adjective

un·​ex·​posed ˌən-ik-ˈspōzd How to pronounce unexposed (audio)
: not exposed
a sheltered area unexposed to the wind
especially : not subjected to radiant energy
unexposed film

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If the market went down, the second investor wins out, steadily buying at lower prices while her money sitting on the sideline was unexposed to losses. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025 By comparison, only two of 128 unexposed controls — 1.6% — showed such issues. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024 How would an undergrad completely unexposed to business and compensation practices critically digest this information? Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 In completely unexposed areas, however, the lizards virtually disappeared after the big toads showed up. Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 17 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for unexposed

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1691, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unexposed was circa 1691

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“Unexposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexposed. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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