I. “+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + answered, past participle of answeren to answer
1. : not replied to
an unanswered letter
2. : not refuted
an unanswered argument
3. : not responded to in kind : unrequited
unanswered love
II. adjective
: scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score
scored twenty unanswered points in the last quarter