- unmitigated
- UK [ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪd] / US [ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtəd]
adjective
used for emphasizing how bad or how unpleasant something is
Last night's performance was an unmitigated disaster.
English dictionary. 2014.
Last night's performance was an unmitigated disaster.
English dictionary. 2014.
unmitigated — [un mit′ə gāt΄id] adj. 1. not lessened or eased [unmitigated suffering] 2. unqualified; out and out; absolute [an unmitigated fool] unmitigatedly adv … English World dictionary
unmitigated — I adjective absolute, complete, consummate, downright, exhaustive, full, intensive, plenary, rank, rigid, severe, sheer, stark, thorough, unbounded, unconditional, unqualified, unsoftened, unsuppressed, untamed, untempered, unyielding, utter II… … Law dictionary
unmitigated — 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of MITIGATE (Cf. mitigate) … Etymology dictionary
unmitigated — *outright, out and out, arrant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unmitigated — [adj] absolute, pure arrant, austere, clear cut, complete, consummate, damned, downright, gross, intense, oppressive, out andout*, outright, perfect, persistent, rank, relentless, rigid, severe, sheer, simple, straight out*, thorough,… … New thesaurus
unmitigated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute; unqualified. DERIVATIVES unmitigatedly adverb … English terms dictionary
unmitigated — [[t]ʌnmɪ̱tɪgeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use unmitigated to emphasize that a bad situation or quality is totally bad. Last year s cotton crop was an unmitigated disaster... She leads a life of unmitigated misery. Syn: absolute, utter … English dictionary
unmitigated — adjective Date: 1599 1. not lessened ; unrelieved < sufferings unmitigated by any hope of early relief > 2. being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief < an unmitigated disaster > • unmitigatedly adverb •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
unmitigated — unmitigatedly, adv. /un mit i gay tid/, adj. 1. not mitigated; not softened or lessened: unmitigated suffering. 2. unqualified or absolute: an unmitigated bore. [1590 1600; UN 1 + MITIGATED] Syn. 1. unrelieved, unabated, unbroken, persistent. * * … Universalium
unmitigated — adjective (only before noun) unmitigated disaster/failure etc something that is completely bad: The tour was an unmitigated disaster … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unmitigated — adj. Unmitigated is used with these nouns: ↑disaster … Collocations dictionary