unscavengered

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ scavengered

Adjective[edit]

unscavengered (not comparable)

  1. (UK, archaic) Not cleaned by a street sweeper.
    • 1833, The Westminster Review, volume 18, page 387:
      The streets not being subjected to the influence of any police laws, were permitted to remain unpaved, were unscavengered, and consequently became the receptacles of the most disgusting offal.
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