unkindled

unkindled

(ʌnˈkɪndld)
adj
1. not set alight or made to burn or shine
2. literary not aroused, made lively, or excited
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Adj.1.unkindled - not set afireunkindled - not set afire        
unlighted, unlit - not set afire or burning; "the table was bare, the candles unlighted"; "held an unlit cigarette"
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