unsaid

unsaid
unsaid1
/un sed"/, v.
pt. and pp. of unsay.
unsaid2
/un sed"/, adj.
not said; thought but not mentioned or discussed; unstated: It was best left unsaid.
[bef. 1000; ME unsa(i)d, OE unsaed; see UN-1, SAID]

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