shelved

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shelved

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of shelve

adjective more shelved · most shelved

not comparable Of or pertaining to a shelving; having shelves.
Postponed or put aside indefinitely.
Similar: on ice

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Closest in meaning: frozen, conserved, archived, classified, suspended, outstanding, closed, deferred, postponed, dormant, accused, later, abandoned, archiving, ranked, stalled

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"shelved." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shelved. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"shelved." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shelved.

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@misc{shelved_2026,
  title = {shelved},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shelved},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}