🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

non richiesto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: non riˈkiesto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unsolicited/ˌʌn.səˈlɪs.ɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha ricevuto consigli non richiesti da sconosciuti."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not asked for or requested.

    "He received unsolicited advice from strangers on the internet."
  2. 2

    Given or sent without being requested.

    "The company was inundated with unsolicited applications for the job."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'unsolicited' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with the past participle 'solicited', which comes from the Latin 'sollicitare', meaning 'to disturb or agitate'. The word evolved in Middle English to describe something that is not requested or asked for.

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