unfrettedadj.
1. Not eaten or worn away; unimpaired.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective] > other spec.
unruinated1567
unfretted1577
unworna1586
unclung1587
unseared1599
unwithered1599
unruined1607
unabraded1827
unweathered1843
untattered1856
as new1898
1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 91/1 in R. Holinshed Chron. I At night againe he founde the Paper vnfretted, and musing thereof he beganne to poare on the writing.
1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. iii. 84 Shewing that the shell was..eaten away,..but the thin skin..continu'd altogether unfretted.
a1894 A. Webster Mother & Daughter (1895) 30 She sees this [feature] fair, and that unfretted still.
2. Not vexed or worried.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [adjective]
sorrowlessOE
carelessa1000
restful1340
clearc1374
unsada1450
undiseased?c1450
unoffendedc1450
undistroubled1466
frank1477
unvexed1485
quiet1535
secure1545
griefless1552
trouble-void1559
woeless1568
undistressed1582
tearless1603
cocksure1613
undejected1613
undisquieted1627
uncareful1635
serene1640
indisconsolatea1645
trouble-free1648
catastematic1656
thoughtless1659
incruciated1661
easy1692
undepressed1697
unsufferinga1732
ungloomed1737
solute1742
unanxious1742
undarkened1742
unsighinga1743
comfortable1770
unharassed1796
unworried1818
gloomless1820
ungroaning1821
unpestered1824
ungrieving1837
troubleless1838
unsaddened?c1840
untrespassed1854
unannoyed1865
unfretted1870
fretless1878
worriless1889
stress-free1898
unstressed1927
1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirlaugh III. 47 When his mind was sufficiently unfretted.
1893 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 283 He is..unfretted by the cares of housekeeping.
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