unaddressed

«unaddressed» in Mova's school dictionary: not dealt with, solved or talked about yet, like an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unaddressed)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unaddressed means not dealt with, solved or talked about yet, like an unaddressed problem. tree →

2) An unaddressed letter or parcel has no address written on it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal and school talk: «the issue remains unaddressed» means nobody has fixed it yet. In everyday life an unaddressed envelope cannot be posted. In stories, unaddressed worries or problems often grow until a character faces them.

examples

• The broken swing is still unaddressed after a month. tree →
• The letter was unaddressed, so the post office sent it back. tree →
• Bullying that is left unaddressed can get worse. tree →
• Some questions remained unaddressed at the meeting. tree →
• Her worries went unaddressed until she told her teacher. tree →
• Please don't post an unaddressed envelope. tree →

note

«Un-» means not. Often in the pattern «go unaddressed» or «remain unaddressed». A rather formal word; in everyday speech people say «not sorted» or «ignored».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unaddressed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.