Meaning & use

Uneffected

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Archaic: not brought about or accomplished; not yet done.

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The treaty's promised reforms remained uneffected for another decade.

His plans for the estate were left uneffected at his death.

A note on using this word

Rare and easily confused with "unaffected"; unlike that far more common word, "uneffected" relates to "effect" as a verb (to bring about), not to being influenced.

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unaccomplishedundone

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