unhanged

adjective

un·​hanged

"+

: not executed by hanging

there lives not three good men unhanged in England

—Shakespeare

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from un- entry 1 + hanged, past participle of hangen to hang

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Rhymes for unhanged

• banged
• clanged
• ganged
• hanged
• harangued