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[ adjective ] not returned in kind

Examples

"unrequited (unanswered) love"

Used in print

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

In_fact , insofar as science generates any fear , it stems not so much from scientific prowess and gadgets but from the fact that new unanswered questions arise , which , until they are understood , create uncertainty .

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