unturned
AdjectiveUS[uhn-turnd]/ənˈtɝnd/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- not turned“left no stone unturned”Opposite turnedSimilar right-side-out, right-side-up
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Un·turned′ adjective
Origin: Pref. un- + turned.
Not turned; not revolved or reversed.
To leave no stone unturned, to leave nothing untried for accomplishing one's purpose.
[He] left unturned no stone To make my guilt appear, and hide his own.— John Dryden
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54