unmildewedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɪldjuːd/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɪldʒuːd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɪlˌd(j)ud/ Not affected by mildew. Also (figurative): not stale, fresh.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective] > free from specific kinds of dirt
unbepissedc1540
unbloody1594
ungored1606
motherless1607
unbloodieda1616
dustlessa1618
unpuddleda1618
unlimed1621
unmudded1625
smokeless1631
unpitched1634
undusted1648
cobweblessa1661
slimeless1672
unsmokified1693
unmiry1716
unmildewed1775
unblooded1785
unstercorated1821
moteless1869
scumless1881
smearless1885
sootless1890
unsmoked1890
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unmildewed, not touched with mildew.
1814 A. Becket Genii i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre I. 518 Kind Power, Still give the gold rod of our fields Unmildew'd.
1852 Brit. Q. Rev. Aug. 102 To every pound of substantial unmildewed wheat, it may be safely said, there is a bushel of chaff of little or no worth.
1933 N.Y. Times 21 May e11/1 Mr. Sullivan is a master of unmildewed humor in a world forlorn.
2005 G. Sprague Death by Thunder 125 Unlike some bachelor bathrooms Janet had encountered, it was quite decent—shower curtain unmildewed, mirror clear of toothpaste flecks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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