"unsolicited" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd/ Audio: en-us-unsolicited.ogg [US] Forms: unsolicited [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: un- + solicited Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|solicited}} un- + solicited Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is unsolicited, it is not requested nor invited.
    Sense id: simple-unsolicited-en-adj-w2ehvnLD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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