unasked

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English un asked, unaskyd, uneasket; equivalent to un- +‎ asked.[1]

Alternative forms

Adjective

unasked (not comparable)

  1. Not having been asked; unspoken, as a question.
    an unasked question
  2. Not asked or invited to an event.
    an unasked guest
  3. Not asked for; unrequested.
    • 1946, Pearl Buck, Pavilion of Women:
      Love comes out of heaven unasked and unsought.
Translations

Etymology 2

From unask +‎ -ed.

Verb

unasked

  1. simple past and past participle of unask

References

  1. ^ “unasked, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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