unmanured

adjective

un·​manured

"+

1

obsolete : uncultivated, untilled

the soil is wonderfully fruitful, but unmanured

—John Dryden

2

: not fertilized with manure

unmanured lawns

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + manured, past participle of manure

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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