unfrequented

adjective

un·​fre·​quent·​ed ˌən-frē-ˈkwen-təd How to pronounce unfrequented (audio) ˌən-ˈfrē-kwən- How to pronounce unfrequented (audio)
: not often visited or traveled over

Examples of unfrequented in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While the two men get on with drinking, drugging and dreaming of success, Ken Bortle of Bortle Brothers Bait and Beer is hatching a scheme to lure tourists to the brothers’ justly unfrequented store. Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 25 May 2023 By the 1860s, the tuberous root was nearly extinct, relegated to cemeteries and other unfrequented side plots. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022 Constructing a modern port in an unfrequented part of Laos could help service a new tourist city. Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfrequented was in 1588

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“Unfrequented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfrequented. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

unfrequented

adjective
un·​fre·​quent·​ed ˌən-frē-ˈkwent-əd How to pronounce unfrequented (audio) ˌən-ˈfrē-kwənt- How to pronounce unfrequented (audio)
ˈən-
: not often visited or traveled over
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