Monday, 25 April 2016

the opposite of spoiled

Another one where a seemingly periphrastic 'the opposite of...' communicates more than saying the opposite would:


Do you have a word for the opposite of spoiled?
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8 comments:

  1. B. Mitchell25 April 2016 at 04:58

    Taken advantage of?

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  2. austerlite25 April 2016 at 04:59

    Unaffected. Normal. Balanced. Ordinary

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  3. Jim Booth25 April 2016 at 05:02

    deprived

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  4. vp25 April 2016 at 06:13

    Nurtured.

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  5. Stace25 April 2016 at 07:41

    Aspoiled

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  6. n0aaa25 April 2016 at 10:37

    put upon / exploited

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  7. John Wells25 April 2016 at 13:30

    Unspoiled (countryside). Which particular meaning of 'spoiled' are you asking about?

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  8. lynneguist25 April 2016 at 13:36

    John, I was thinking about the sense of 'spoiled' in the pictured book's title. I.e. what could substitute here for the title "The Opposite of Spoiled"?

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