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Unfused vs Unused - What's the difference?

unfused | unused |

As adjectives the difference between unfused and unused

is that unfused is not fused; distinct while unused is not used.

unfused

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not fused; distinct
    • an unfused vertebra
  • Lacking a fuse
  • *{{quote-book, 1994, , Closing Time citation
    • , passage=We are sitting with smiles for the camera near a plane in early daylight on a low stack of unfused thousand-pound bombs, waiting for the signal to start up for another mission

    unused

    English

    Usage notes

    The second pronunciation () pronunciation, which is acceptable for either sense and is normally used for the "not used" sense in all registers.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not used
    • I have two unused vouchers for a free meal.
  • not accustomed
    • I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside.

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