"orphaned negative" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: orphaned negatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} orphaned negative (plural orphaned negatives)
  1. A negative word or term (such as "disgruntled", "uncouth" or "incognito") that has no positive equivalent in current use.
    Sense id: en-orphaned_negative-en-noun-~towSLPy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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