different between altered vs unworked

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???l.t?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l.t?d/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /??l.t?d/
• Hyphenation: al?tered

Verb

altered

1. simple past tense and past participle of alter

Noun

altered (plural altereds)

1. A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.

Adjective

altered (not comparable)

1. Having been changed from an original form.
2. (of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.

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Anagrams

• Aldrete, alerted, redealt, related, treadle

English

Etymology

From Middle English unwerked, unwerched, equivalent to un- +? worked. Doublet of unwrought.

Adjective

unworked (comparative more unworked, superlative most unworked)

1. Yet to be altered, carved, milled, worked, or otherwise changed from its natural or crude state.

2. (archaeology) Describing an unaltered material found associated with human tool-making or other cultural activity.

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