unacceptedadj.
/ˌʌnəkˈsɛptᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənəkˈsɛptəd/ Not accepted; rejected.
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the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting > rejected
refusea1413
reproveda1425
offcastc1450
disallowed1539
repudiate1543
rejected1567
unpicked1568
unelecteda1586
disavowed1591
discarded1593
disclaimed1595
repudiated1610
unaccepted1612
refused1790
reject1955
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 8 Such cups of cold water shall not be vnaccepted nor unrewarded of him.
1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity ii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 439 Restless I follow'd this obdurate Maid.., Offer'd again the unaccepted Wreath.
1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 35 Unaccepted bills must be protested..on the very day when they become due.
1857 S. Winkworth tr. J. Tauler Serm. xviii. 322 Therefore, His gifts, which He offers without ceasing to every man, remain unaccepted.
1899 B. Harraden Fowler 234 Davy always kept up the rôle of being an unaccepted sweetheart.
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