Unpulled

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Not yet drawn out, extracted or hauled free ; not dragged along behind something ; not stretched into thread or wire ; not having been tugged or stretched in any way
2. Describing something that has not been drawn out of place ; left unmoved by being hauled along ; not drawn out into a fine strand ; not tugged or stretched by any force
3. Still in place and not extracted, hauled or stretched ; not having been dragged along or drawn into wire ; untouched by pulling of any kind ; not yet removed or stretched

Etymology: "Unpulled" is simply "un-" attached to "pulled," the past participle of "pull." The prefix "un-" has been productive in English since Old English, where it reversed or negated the action or state of a word, so "unpulled" means "not drawn out." The root "pull" is itself an Old English word, and the participle "pulled" follows from it. Because the formation is so transparent, the word carries little history of its own. It is a regular negation of an everyday participle, the same pattern as "unlocked," "unopened" or "unfinished," and its meaning can be read straight from its parts. Its usefulness lies in describing something that has been left in its original, undrawn state, such as a tooth still in the jaw or a thread still in a fabric.

Synonyms: undrawn

Antonyms: pulled