untapped
/əntˈæpt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not tapped; not drawn on in terms of resources.
verb
simple past and past participle of untap
Example Sentences
- "The author kindly welcomes notification of any terms overlooked, any antedatings of earliest attestations, and any untapped sources that may prove to be productive."
- "If 90% (often quoted) of the UK public don't use trains regularly, there is a huge untapped potential market for securing extra passengers."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tapped English untapped From un- + tapped.