unmitigated
Other forms: unmitigatedly
The adjective unmitigated describes something that is undiminished, unqualified, or absolute. If your new recipe for chocolate cupcakes is met by enthusiastic cheers, you can assume you have an unmitigated success on your hands.
Unmitigated comes from the Latin roots un-, meaning "not," and mitigare, meaning "made mild, soft, or gentle." Although unmitigated can be used positively, as in "unmitigated success," the word is often framed in a negative light: the outdoor concert was an unmitigated disaster due to torrential rains and the fact that the band never even showed up.
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not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier“unmitigated suffering”“an unmitigated horror”“an unmitigated lie”synonyms:arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utterwithout qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiersbodaciousincorrigible
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