"unshrived" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From un- + shrived. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|shrived}} un- + shrived Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unshrived (not comparable)
  1. Not shrived. Tags: not-comparable
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