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Unked vs Unkey - What's the difference?

unked | unkey |

As an adjective unked

is (uk|dialect) odd; strange.

As a verb unkey is

to stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.

unked

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect) odd; strange
  • (UK, dialect) ugly
  • (UK, dialect) old
  • (UK, dialect) uncouth
  • (UK, dialect) lonely; dreary; unkard
    • Weston is sadly unked without you. — Cowper.
    (Webster 1913)

    unkey

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.
    • to unkey a transmitter
    I forgot to unkey the microphone, and everyone could still hear me.