Unheard-of
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unheard-of is an adjective meaning Previously unknown; unprecedented.
Meaning
Previously unknown; unprecedented.
Example Sentences
Starvation in the uplands was not an unheard-of thing; […]
Prohibition produced the immense and previously unheard-of wealth that launched truly organized crime in America.
He was […] none of your unconscionable blades, requiring impossible chops, and taking unheard-of pickles for granted.
But then, it is not unheard-of for reviewers to berate a writer for writing a book according to his own taste, and not the book the reviewer would have written, if the reviewer were only capable of writing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unprecedented, unbelievable, incredible, unparalleled, unrivalled, untold.
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