"unanswered" meaning in English

See unanswered in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English unansuered, unanswerd, equivalent to un- + answered. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unansuered}} Middle English unansuered, {{af|en|un-|answered|id1=negative}} un- + answered Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unanswered (not comparable)
  1. That has not been answered or addressed. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not answered): ubesvaret (Danish), პასუხგაუცემელი (ṗasuxgaucemeli) (Georgian), ubesvart (Norwegian Bokmål), obesvarad (Swedish)
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