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undomesticatedly

|un-do-mes-ti-ca-ted-ly|

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/ˌʌn.dəˈmɛs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd.li/

not tamed; in a wild way

Etymology
Etymology Information

'undomesticatedly' originates from English, specifically formed by the negative prefix 'un-' + the adjective 'domesticated' (from the verb 'domesticate'), where 'un-' meant 'not' and 'domesticate' ultimately comes from Latin elements related to 'domus' meaning 'house'.

Historical Evolution

'domesticate' derives from Latin 'domesticus' (from 'domus' meaning 'house'), passed into Old French/Medieval Latin forms and Middle English as 'domestic', later giving the verb 'domesticate'. The adjective 'domesticated' developed from that verb, 'undomesticated' is the negative form, and the adverb 'undomesticatedly' is formed by adding '-ly'.

Meaning Changes

Initially related to 'of the house' or 'belonging to the household' (Latin 'domesticus'), the root evolved into the sense 'to make suitable for home or tame'. Over time, the negative form came to mean 'not tamed' and the adverb now means 'in a wild or untamed manner'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adverb 1

in a manner that is not domesticated; in a wild, untamed, or feral way.

The horses moved undomesticatedly across the plain, skittish and unaccustomed to people.

Synonyms

wildlyferallyuntamedly

Antonyms

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