unimpaired

adjective

un·​im·​paired ˌən-im-ˈperd How to pronounce unimpaired (audio)
: not damaged or made weaker : not impaired
unimpaired speech
unimpaired influence
unimpaired drivers [=drivers who are not drunk, drugged, etc.]
Age had left his faculties unimpairedJoseph Conrad

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An alcohol-only diet would throw most species for a loop, but new research suggests that hornets can live—apparently unimpaired—with an 80 percent ethanol sugar solution as their sole food source. Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024 After analyzing the 30-year data, the researchers found approximately half of the participants had died, with only 9% surviving to age 70 or older free of disease and unimpaired physical and cognitive health. Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 2 July 2024 The Deam wilderness currently spans 13,000 acres of hardwood forests legally preserved under 1964’s Wilderness Act, which requires land managers to maintain the area’s unimpaired natural condition. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2024 Do not believe these croakers but give the lie to their dismal croaking by showing by our actions that the vigor and vitality of our race is unimpaired and that our determination is to uphold the empire . . . Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unimpaired 

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unimpaired was in 1583

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“Unimpaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpaired. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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