† un-i-feieadj.

Forms: Old English ungefege, early Middle English vnifeie.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch ongevoege unsuitable, excessive, Old High German ungifuogi unsuitable, immense (Middle High German ungevüege , ungevuoge unseemly, improper, rude, clumsy, fierce, nasty, huge, German ungefüge clumsy, bulky, massive) < the Germanic base of un- prefix¹ + the Germanic antecedent of an otherwise unattested Old English gefēge , cognate with Middle Dutch gevoege , gevuege fit, suitable, tractable, Old High German gifuogi fit, suitable (Middle High German gevüege fit, suitable, seemly, apt, pliant, tractable, small, dainty, German (now archaic) gefüge pliant, tractable) < the Germanic base of y- prefix + the Germanic base of fay v.¹Compare also (with different stem class) Old English gefōg fit, suitable (see un-i-foh adj.) and the Germanic forms cited at that entry.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Unfit, unsuitable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective]

unkinOE

un-i-feieOE

unbecomelyc1200

amissc1325

wrongousa1350

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unquemea1400

inconvenientc1400

unlikelyc1405

disconvenienta1425

impertinenta1425

discovenablec1436

unmeetc1440

wrongc1440

unjustc1443

unbehovablec1450

inconvenientc1460

uncordial1488

unmeetly1534

unapt1539

unfit1548

incommodious1553

ungreeing1560

impertinent1565

stravagant1565

unproper1566

improper1570

unhovable1570

unapt1579

unbeseeming1583

unsuitablea1586

unappliable1588

unapt1588

unlikely1590

unfittinga1592

unfitted1592

unsuiting1596

unbefitting1598

unsorted1598

unsuited1598

contrary1600

impair1609

unfitty1613

incompetible1621

incongruous1623

infita1626

uncompetiblea1628

inaccommodatea1657

inapplicable1656

inconcinnate1657

inconcinnous1662

inept1675

unaccommodatea1676

incommode1678

indecorous1681

untoward1682

unapplicable1690

insuitable1692

unsuit1704

malapropos1709

inapt1744

out of place1748

uncongenial1788

unfit-like1796

ungain-like1796

inappropriate1804

unadapted1805

dissuitable1807

dissuited1819

ineligible1828

infelicitous1835

unapropos1840

butt-ended1850

malappropriate1851

ungenial1871

misappropriate1878

unbecoming1893

unappropriate1898

unadjusted1899

offside1910

off-key1943

improbable1958

OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 131 Inaptus, ungefege.

2. Incalculable, immense. Cf. un-i-foh adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge

un-i-fohOE

ormeteOE

hugea1275

un-i-feiec1275

infinitec1385

ponderousa1400

hugeful1413

hugyc1420

thrice1470

felon?a1500

hugeousa1529

enormous1544

enormc1560

fell1586

prodigious1601

immensive1604

colossic1607

monumental1632

vast1637

unfathomed1659

colossal1664

ponderose1680

heroic1785

colossian1794

pyramidal1849

astronomical1871

astronomic1923

stratospheric1932

cosmic1935

ginormous1942

galactic1960

mega1968

humongous1970

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 2779 Ferde he hauede inoh muchel and vni-feie [c1300 Otho onimete].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	un-i-feie
释义	† un-i-feieadj. Forms: Old English ungefege, early Middle English vnifeie. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch ongevoege unsuitable, excessive, Old High German ungifuogi unsuitable, immense (Middle High German ungevüege , ungevuoge unseemly, improper, rude, clumsy, fierce, nasty, huge, German ungefüge clumsy, bulky, massive) < the Germanic base of un- prefix¹ + the Germanic antecedent of an otherwise unattested Old English gefēge , cognate with Middle Dutch gevoege , gevuege fit, suitable, tractable, Old High German gifuogi fit, suitable (Middle High German gevüege fit, suitable, seemly, apt, pliant, tractable, small, dainty, German (now archaic) gefüge pliant, tractable) < the Germanic base of y- prefix + the Germanic base of fay v.¹Compare also (with different stem class) Old English gefōg fit, suitable (see un-i-foh adj.) and the Germanic forms cited at that entry. Obsolete. rare. 1. Unfit, unsuitable. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] unkinOE un-i-feieOE unbecomelyc1200 amissc1325 wrongousa1350 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unquemea1400 inconvenientc1400 unlikelyc1405 disconvenienta1425 impertinenta1425 discovenablec1436 unmeetc1440 wrongc1440 unjustc1443 unbehovablec1450 inconvenientc1460 uncordial1488 unmeetly1534 unapt1539 unfit1548 incommodious1553 ungreeing1560 impertinent1565 stravagant1565 unproper1566 improper1570 unhovable1570 unapt1579 unbeseeming1583 unsuitablea1586 unappliable1588 unapt1588 unlikely1590 unfittinga1592 unfitted1592 unsuiting1596 unbefitting1598 unsorted1598 unsuited1598 contrary1600 impair1609 unfitty1613 incompetible1621 incongruous1623 infita1626 uncompetiblea1628 inaccommodatea1657 inapplicable1656 inconcinnate1657 inconcinnous1662 inept1675 unaccommodatea1676 incommode1678 indecorous1681 untoward1682 unapplicable1690 insuitable1692 unsuit1704 malapropos1709 inapt1744 out of place1748 uncongenial1788 unfit-like1796 ungain-like1796 inappropriate1804 unadapted1805 dissuitable1807 dissuited1819 ineligible1828 infelicitous1835 unapropos1840 butt-ended1850 malappropriate1851 ungenial1871 misappropriate1878 unbecoming1893 unappropriate1898 unadjusted1899 offside1910 off-key1943 improbable1958 OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 131 Inaptus, ungefege. 2. Incalculable, immense. Cf. un-i-foh adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge un-i-fohOE ormeteOE hugea1275 un-i-feiec1275 infinitec1385 ponderousa1400 hugeful1413 hugyc1420 thrice1470 felon?a1500 hugeousa1529 enormous1544 enormc1560 fell1586 prodigious1601 immensive1604 colossic1607 monumental1632 vast1637 unfathomed1659 colossal1664 ponderose1680 heroic1785 colossian1794 pyramidal1849 astronomical1871 astronomic1923 stratospheric1932 cosmic1935 ginormous1942 galactic1960 mega1968 humongous1970 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 2779 Ferde he hauede inoh muchel and vni-feie [c1300 Otho onimete]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.OE
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