Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not having been swept: Describes a surface or area that has not been cleaned by sweeping.
   • Not swept or having sweep: In technical contexts (like aeronautics), describes a shape, especially a wing, that is not angled backward from its point of attachment.

Usage and Examples

• General Usage (Not cleaned):
  • The unswept floor was covered in dust and crumbs.
  • She left the kitchen unswept after cooking.
• Technical Usage (Not angled):
  • The old aircraft design featured unswept wings, unlike modern jets.
  • The model plane had a simple, unswept wing configuration.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can describe something neglected or not "cleaned up" in a metaphorical sense.
  • The unswept corners of the report contained several unaddressed issues. (This implies neglected details.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sweep (verb): To clean or clear a surface with a broom or brush; to move in a smooth, curving, or angled line.
• Swept (adjective): Having been swept; or, in design, being angled backward.

Synonyms

• Uncleaned (for the "not swept" meaning).
• Straight or perpendicular (for the technical "not angled" meaning, though these are not perfect synonyms).

Antonyms

• Swept (for both meanings: cleaned or angled).

Adjective

1. not having been swept
   • unswept floors
2. not swept or having sweep
   • a boxy little plane with square unswept wings