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unˈpleased, ppl. a. [un-1 8.] 1. Not pleased; displeased. Now rare.
c1450tr. De Imitatione iii. xxv. 96 As ofte tymes as I fele me unplesid & greved. 1520Caxton Chron. Eng. iv. 33/1 It was no meruayle all though the prynce was vnpleased. 1593Shakes. Rich. II, iii. iii. 193 Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie. 1613Chapman Rev. Bussy d' Ambois iii. F 3 b, Hee that vnpleas'd to hold his place, will range. 1692Washington tr. Milton's Def. Pop. ii. Wks. 1851 VIII. 65 God..was extreamly unpleas'd with them for asking a King. 1733Hervey Mem. Geo. (1848) I. 198 A sort of unpleased smile. 1762Cowper Miss Macartney 64 The phlegm of sullen elves, Who..Extend no care beyond themselves, Unpleasing and unpleas'd. 1831Wordsw. Avon 14 Never..may the good Shrink from thy name, pure Rill, with unpleased ears. 1901C. Holland Mousmé 204 Glances of frank admiration which Lou looked not unpleased to see. †2. Unpaid. Obs.—1
1604Middleton Father Hubburd's T. F 3, I am not worth..three farthings: beside my Lodging vnpleasde. |