unliberated

adjective

un·​lib·​er·​at·​ed ˌən-ˈli-bə-ˌrā-təd How to pronounce unliberated (audio)
: espousing traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles : not liberated
I do envy unliberated employers who can get away with asking their secretaries to make coffee.Linda Grant
These young women from an insular New England town are an unliberated lot. Sandy … believes that happiness comes to those who can bake a moist devil's food cake.Michelle Green

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unliberated was in 1970

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“Unliberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unliberated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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