unsilencedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈsʌɪlənst/, U.S. /ˌənˈsaɪlənst/ (un- prefix1 2; cf. silenced adj. 3.)
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exaudiblec1430
hearablec1449
audible1483
auricular1579
undrowned1580
unsilenced?1615
unsilenceable1678
unhushed1814
?1615 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) Ep. Ded. xlvi Singing their praises in unsilenced story.
1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 294 One, however, of his adversaries..still remained unsilenced.
1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys xix This unsilenced haunting ‘If’ of fruitless regret.
1923 Autocar 7 Dec. 1151/2 Unsilenced engines.
1971 Daily Tel. 12 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 21/4 A motor-bike of approximately six litres, unsilenced.
1981 M. Kenyon Zigzag xxv. 171 Kelly's new unsilenced gun was shaping up..effectively.
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