unbacked

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unbacked

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From un- + backed.

adjective more unbacked · most unbacked

not comparable Having no back. an unbacked bench
Not supported or backed up (by someone or something). The warlike Wench amongst the Greekes doth stand Vnbackt by Troy, left of her Damsels all, The battery of a thousand swords she bides, Till her yron plates are hew’d off from her sides.
Similar: unsupported
Having no (or few) backers. an unbacked racehorse
not comparable, obsolete Of an animal: never having been ridden or not accustomed to being ridden; not (currently) being ridden. […] like unback’d colts, they prick’d their ears, Advanced their eyelids, lifted up their noses As they smelt music:
Similar: unbroken
(of a plate) Not having an antihalation backing.

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@misc{unbacked_2026,
  title = {unbacked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unbacked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}