unchargedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈtʃɑːdʒd/, U.S. /ˌənˈtʃɑrdʒd/ 1. † a. Not called upon; unsummoned. Obsolete.
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the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > unasked
unbiddenc1010
unboonedc1175
unaskeda1255
unfrayneda1275
uncalleda1400
unbid14..
unprayeda1402
unrequiredc1425
undesired1470
unchargedc1485
uncommandeda1535
unrequested1564
unsolicited1594
unsued1594
unsought1598
unspeeredc1598
unentreated1601
unimportuned?1611
unurgeda1616
uninvited1632
unsupplicated1634
unpetitioned1639
uninterrogated1803
unsolicitated1807
c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 85 Gyf a man gais to the weris vnchargit, sall he tak wagis?
1539 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Privy Seal Scotl. (1921) II. 472/2 The said Johnne to be..unchargit to find souerte to the law.
b. Not burdened (with something).
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the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not onerous or burdensome > not burdened
untrussed?c1225
unladenc1380
uncharged1508
disburdened1598
unfreighted1854
burdenless1858
1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. biiv Sen hail our doughty elderis has bene endurand Thriuandly in this thede vnchargit as thril.
1746 E. Haywood Female Spectator No. 24 (1748) IV. 317 When the Almighty, offended with our presumption, gives his fiat to our wishes, they seldom come uncharged with ills.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 23 Sept. 5/1 The national desire to be at any rate uncharged with responsibility.
c. Not formally accused.
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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adjective] > accused or indicted > not
unarraigned1595
unprosecuted1648
unindicted1806
uncharged1900
1900 Westm. Gaz. 3 Apr. 3/2 His two native evangelists, who were arrested with him, are reported to be still in prison, untried and uncharged.
2. Unassailed, unattacked.
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society > armed hostility > attack > [adjective] > attacked > not
unwarred1390
unwarrayed1411
unbrashed1596
unassaulted1611
unchargeda1616
unattacked1663
uninsulted1747
a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) v. v. 55 Then there's my Gloue, Defend and open your vncharged Ports. View more context for this quotation
3. Heraldry. Not furnished with a charge.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > having no charge
uncharged1610
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. v. 49 The Bend containeth in breadth the fifth part of the Field, as it is vncharged.
1845 Antiq. & Archit. Year Bk. 312 Beneath each figure appears a shield, but uncharged.
4.
a. Not loaded with powder and shot.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adjective] > loaded > not
uncharged1719
unloaded1753
1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 357 Snapping an uncharg'd Pistol, close to the Powder, [I] set it on fire.
1745 E. Montagu Let. (1813) III. 19 The first was my servant, valiantly armed with two uncharged pistols.
a1829 Parcy Reed xv, in F. J. Child Ballads III. 26/2 You have left me in a fair field standin, And in my hand an uncharged gun.
b. Not charged with electricity.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [adjective] > not charged
non-electrized1746
non-electrified1747
unelectrified1747
neutral1760
unelectrized1764
uncharged1815
indifferent1855
isoelectric1900
electroneutral1924
1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 263 A coating was then put on the uncharged glass.
1873 J. C. Maxwell Treat. Electr. & Magnetism I. 53 When they are gone, other uncharged particles [of air] take their place.
c. Not furnished with a load.
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the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] > empty
idlec825
toomOE
lankc1000
emptyOE
leera1250
i-lerc1275
vain1382
void1390
bare1399
vacanta1400
i-voidec1415
hollow1600
vake1600
clear1607
inane1662
blank1748
viduous1855
unchargeda1861
a1861 T. Twining Trav. India (1893) 157 The jolting of the uncharged machine became almost insupportable.
5. Not subjected to a financial charge.
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society > trade and finance > charges > freedom from charge > [adjective]
shot-freelOE
freea1225
costless1509
scot-free1542
free cost1586
chargeless1599
cost-free1602
gratuitous1656
gratis1659
pro deo1856
comp1875
tariffless1891
uncharged1894
buckshee1915
freebie1937
mahala1977
value-added1982
1894 Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 5/7 A Four and a Half per Cent. Gold Loan, secured on the uncharged revenues of the Treaty ports.
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