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unzipped¹

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From unzip + -ed.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of unzip

unzipped²

adjective

  1. not comparable Not zipped (closed with a zip fastener). She threw the unzipped backpack outside, and when I ran out to get it, because I was worried about my homework blowing away, she locked and bolted the door.
  2. not comparable Not zipped (compressed into a single and often smaller file, especially a zip file). To zip a file or directory with gzip: / […] / 2. gzip zipadeedoodah.tar / Type gzip followed by the name of the file or directory to gzip. The zipped file will replace the unzipped version and will have a new .gz extension. / ✓ Tips / […] / ▪ If you want to keep a copy of the original, unzipped file

unzipped³

adjective

  1. not comparable, of mail Lacking a zip code. New computer-driven postal machinery will speed up the processing of mail that is properly addressed with zip code, but may possibly delay mail that lacks the zip code. […] But woe betide a letter that lacks the zip code! For unzipped mail, the clerk punches a button that shunts the letter aside for

    Opposite: zipped

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MLA

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

APA

unzipped. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unzipped

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{unzipped_2026,
  title = {unzipped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unzipped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}