Unused has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
not yet used or soiled
"a fresh shirt"
"a fresh sheet of paper"
"an unused envelope"
2
not yet put into use
"we bought an unused car for a change"
3
not in active use
"the machinery sat idle during the strike"
"idle hands"
4
Not used.
"The unused ticket was still in my pocket when I arrived at the cinema."
Example Sentences
"a fresh shirt"
adjective
"a fresh sheet of paper"
adjective
"an unused envelope"
adjective
"we bought an unused car for a change"
adjective
"the machinery sat idle during the strike"
adjective
"idle hands"
adjective
Origin
The word unused is formed by adding the prefix un- to used. It simply means not having been utilized.