UNHEARD-OF


Meaning of UNHEARD-OF in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: un- (I) + heard of, past participle form of the phrase hear of, from hear (I) + of

: previously unknown : new , unprecedented

a first novel by an unheard-of writer

amphibious operations … would soon by necessary on an unheard-of scale — J.P.Baxter b. 1893

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.