unpaved

adjective

un·​paved ˌən-ˈpāvd How to pronounce unpaved (audio)
: not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved
an unpaved road

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Adam Shafran, who lives across unpaved Bloom Lane from Burke’s property in a rural pocket of Seminole County, learned from a friend the roadway would cut through his house and nursery of exotic fruit trees. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025 Paved and unpaved parking is available in the lots south of the Carpenter Park Fields and west of 108th Avenue. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 June 2025 Walk With Me: Hamptons by Susan Kaufman Though spared from development for longer than most of the Hamptons, many of its ranch homes have recently been razed and replaced by enormous faux farmhouses, and the tiny cottages on the unpaved roads leading to the beach now abut oversize modern behemoths. Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 23 June 2025 Its cluster of streets remains half unpaved, filled with boutique beachwear shops and raw wood counter bars. David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpaved

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpaved was circa 1533

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“Unpaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaved. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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