unaneled

adjective un·aneled \ˌən-ə-ˈnēld\

Definition of UNANELED

archaic

: not having received extreme unction

Origin of UNANELED

un- + aneled, past participle of anele to anoint, from Middle English, from an on + elen to anoint, from ele oil, from Old English, from Latin oleum — more at oil

First Known Use: circa 1601

Rhymes with UNANELED

Bakersfield, battlefield, broken-field, center field, chesterfield, color-field, Huddersfield, killing field, landing field, Merrifield, playing field, play the field, potter's field, reverse field, sustained yield, track-and-field, water shield

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