different between unsupported vs unfed

English

Etymology

From Middle English unsupported, equivalent to un- +? supported.

Adjective

unsupported (comparative more unsupported, superlative most unsupported)

1. Without physical support.

   The bombed bridge was left unsupported and soon collapsed.

2. For which support or help is not available.

   This obsolete software is unsupported. Please upgrade to the latest version.

3. Without confirmation from a credible source, without verifying support

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Synonyms

• nonsupported

Translations

English

Etymology

From un- +? fed.

Adjective

unfed (not comparable)

1. Not fed.
2. (figuratively) Unsupported. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

Noun

unfed (plural unfeds)

1. (biology) A mosquito that has not had a blood meal.

Anagrams

• undef

Welsh

Etymology

un (“one”) +? -fed (“-th”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /???nv?d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /??nv?d/

Adjective

unfed (feminine singular unfed, plural unfed, not comparable)

1. first (Forms ordinals of compound numbers where the first element is un (“one”).)

Usage notes

• The word unfed (“first”) is used in compound numbers, whereas cyntaf is used elsewhere, for instance, y llawr cyntaf (the first floor), yr unfed llawr ar hugain (the twenty-first floor).

Derived terms

• unfed ar ddeg (“eleventh”)
• unfed ar bymtheg (“sixteenth”)
• unfed ar hugain (“twenty-first”)