different between unshelled vs unsmelled

unshelled

English

Etymology 1

un- +? shelled

Adjective

unshelled (not comparable)

  1. Not having had the shell removed.
  2. Not bombarded with military shells.
    • 2013, Spencer C. Tucker, The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia
      After intelligence indicated that the Germans were using the unshelled route almost exclusively, Uniacke would quickly shift all his guns there, with disastrous effects for the Germans.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

unshelled

  1. simple past tense and past participle of unshell

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unsmelled

English

Etymology

un- +? smelled

Adjective

unsmelled (not comparable)

  1. Not having been smelled.
    • 2010, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Born Confused
      The first were my mother's favorite; she told me they reminded her of childhood walks with Dadaji to pick fresh flowers for the temple, flowers that had to remain unsmelled until they were offered to the gods in the morning pooja.

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