unventilated

adjective

un·​ven·​ti·​lat·​ed ˌən-ˈven-tə-ˌlā-təd How to pronounce unventilated (audio)
: not ventilated
a stuffy, unventilated office

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That includes places like the unventilated garage that Murray moved into with his oldest son. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025 Officers there found three girls, 11 to 14, in an unventilated trailer after a passer-by noticed their fingers poking through slats in the door. Erin Alberty, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024 Inside, authorities found three girls, aged 11 to 14, living in unventilated conditions with a makeshift toilet and sparse furniture. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 After mining in unventilated mines for over 20 years, Harrison’s father died of lung cancer. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unventilated

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unventilated was in 1712

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“Unventilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unventilated. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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