unserviced
|un-serv-iced|
🇺🇸
/ʌnˈsɝːvɪst/
🇬🇧
/ʌnˈsɜːvɪst/
not provided with service
Etymology
'unserviced' originates from the prefix 'un-' (Old English negation) combined with 'service', where 'service' comes from Old French 'service' and ultimately Latin 'servitium' (service, servitude).
'unserviced' was formed in Modern English by adding the productive negating prefix 'un-' to the past-participial/adjectival form 'serviced' (from Middle English 'service' < Old French 'service' < Latin 'servitium').
Initially 'service' (from Latin 'servitium') could mean 'servitude' or 'attendance'; over time it shifted toward 'assistance, provision, or maintenance', and 'unserviced' came to mean 'not provided with service' or 'not maintained'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not supplied with services or utilities (e.g., lacking electricity, water, sewer or other hookups); not having provisioned services.
The campsite was unserviced, with no electricity or water hookups available.
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Adjective 2
not maintained or given regular service/inspection (applied to machines, vehicles, equipment).
The unserviced engine began to show signs of wear after only a few months.
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Last updated: 2026/01/14 02:13