Meaning & use
unthawed
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Informally used to mean thawed, no longer frozen, despite the negative prefix seemingly suggesting the opposite.
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Make sure the chicken is fully unthawed before you put it on the grill.
The pipes burst once the ground finally became unthawed in early spring.
A note on using this word
A classic example of a confusing negative-prefix word, similar to 'flammable/inflammable'; strictly it should mean 'still frozen,' but everyday usage treats it as a synonym of 'thawed.'
Words with a similar meaning
thaweddefrosted
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