unconsummateadj.
Not consummated; uncompleted.
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incompletec1380
rudea1387
imperfecta1398
occasionala1398
unperfecta1398
unperfecteda1513
uncompleted1513
imperfected1552
unfinished1553
unconsummate1609
half-baked1627
illaborate1631
inconsummatea1641
uncrowned1743
stickit1784
unconsummated1813
incompleted1836
behindhand1853
1609 Bible (Douay) I. Deut. xxiv. comm. Nothing..can loose the band of Mariage..unconsummate, but death, or solemne vow in an approved rule of religion.
a1643 W. Cartwright Siege iii. i I cannot then retire me from the sin, Though I do leave the action unconsummate.
1702 S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus iii. 196 Whatever Action bears the Name of a Compleat Good one is a Duty perform'd, as there is also Duty Unconsummate.
1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 195 The unconsummate blow, Adroitly baulked by her.
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adj.1609- for now
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