meedlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːdlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmidlᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English medles, late Middle English meydles, 1700s– meedless, 1800s– meadless (English regional (northern)), 1800s– medeless (English regional (northern)).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meed n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < meed n. + -less suffix.

Now rare (archaic, literary, and English regional (northern)).

1. Having no meed; undeserving; unrewarded. Now archaic and literary.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving

unofservedc1225

unworthya1240

undeserved1390

unmeedfula1425

meedless1435

incondignc1450

indignc1450

undeserving1549

worthless1586

unworth1587

desertless1631

immeriting1635

demeritoriousa1640

deserveless1648

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied

unstanchedc1374

unsatisfiedc1430

unsufficed?1573

cloylessa1616

unsupplied1616

unfeasted1636

unstilled1648

unpalled1669

unslaked1690

unsated1693

ungorged1700

unsatiated1701

insatiated1727

unjaded1763

meedless1783

unslacked1798

unglutted1814

unsloken1871

unmet1962

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 67 In kyngis seruis or grete lordis grete gyftis meydles þa haue resauyd.

c1440 (?c1350) in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 40 (MED) These makes hippynge, homerynge, of medles momellynge [in praying].

1783 J. Young Crit. Gray's Elegy 70 Yet glows not, meedless quite, the warm desire.

1838 J. D. Canning Poems 121 True frankness, when apparent, Should not be meedless.

2. English regional (chiefly Yorkshire).

a. Unruly, immoderate; troublesome, tiresome.

ΚΠ

1703 R. Thoresby Let. 27 Apr. in J. Ray Corr. (1848) 424 Meedless, without measure.

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) Meedless, unruly.

1841 R. W. Hamilton Nugæ Lit. 345 If there be an acute pain, we call it a meedless pain.

b. Undecided, troubled.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > undecided, unsettled

openlOE

undiscussedc1340

unassoiled1387

undetermined1442

unruled1456

unabsoiled1521

undecised1528

undecided1540

unresolved1565

suspensive1575

unprejudged1641

unaccorded1645

indeterminate1656

unagreed1661

unabsolved1721

undeterminate1767

unsettled1844

meedless1896

1896 J. K. Snowden Web of Old Weaver xvi. 192 I was meadless how to show myself again to Elizabeth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meedless
释义	meedlessadj. Brit. /ˈmiːdlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmidlᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English medles, late Middle English meydles, 1700s– meedless, 1800s– meadless (English regional (northern)), 1800s– medeless (English regional (northern)). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meed n., -less suffix. Etymology: < meed n. + -less suffix. Now rare (archaic, literary, and English regional (northern)). 1. Having no meed; undeserving; unrewarded. Now archaic and literary. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving unofservedc1225 unworthya1240 undeserved1390 unmeedfula1425 meedless1435 incondignc1450 indignc1450 undeserving1549 worthless1586 unworth1587 desertless1631 immeriting1635 demeritoriousa1640 deserveless1648 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied unstanchedc1374 unsatisfiedc1430 unsufficed?1573 cloylessa1616 unsupplied1616 unfeasted1636 unstilled1648 unpalled1669 unslaked1690 unsated1693 ungorged1700 unsatiated1701 insatiated1727 unjaded1763 meedless1783 unslacked1798 unglutted1814 unsloken1871 unmet1962 R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 67 In kyngis seruis or grete lordis grete gyftis meydles þa haue resauyd. c1440 (?c1350) in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 40 (MED) These makes hippynge, homerynge, of medles momellynge [in praying]. 1783 J. Young Crit. Gray's Elegy 70 Yet glows not, meedless quite, the warm desire. 1838 J. D. Canning Poems 121 True frankness, when apparent, Should not be meedless. 2. English regional (chiefly Yorkshire). a. Unruly, immoderate; troublesome, tiresome. ΚΠ 1703 R. Thoresby Let. 27 Apr. in J. Ray Corr. (1848) 424 Meedless, without measure. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) Meedless, unruly. 1841 R. W. Hamilton Nugæ Lit. 345 If there be an acute pain, we call it a meedless pain. b. Undecided, troubled. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > undecided, unsettled openlOE undiscussedc1340 unassoiled1387 undetermined1442 unruled1456 unabsoiled1521 undecised1528 undecided1540 unresolved1565 suspensive1575 unprejudged1641 unaccorded1645 indeterminate1656 unagreed1661 unabsolved1721 undeterminate1767 unsettled1844 meedless1896 1896 J. K. Snowden Web of Old Weaver xvi. 192 I was meadless how to show myself again to Elizabeth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1435
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