undefamedadj.
(un- prefix1 2.)
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective]
faireOE
wortheOE
worthlyeOE
worthfulOE
menskful?c1225
toldc1275
digne1297
of price?a1300
worshiply1340
worthya1350
menska1375
thriftyc1374
worshipfula1375
worthilya1375
honesta1382
honourablec1384
unshamedc1384
sada1387
of reputationc1390
well-nameda1393
reverent1398
worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400
celebrable?c1400
honouredc1400
worshipablec1425
substantialc1449
undefameda1450
unreviled?1457
honorousa1500
reputed?1532
well-thought-ona1533
well-spoken1539
credible1543
undespised?1548
imitable1550
famous1555
undistained1565
undefame1578
untarred1579
well-reputed1583
unsoiledc1592
dishonourless1595
well-deemed1595
nameworthy1598
regardful1600
indisgraced1606
credenta1616
undishonoureda1616
unscandalized1618
unscandalous1618
unslandered1622
untainted1627
dignousa1636
undisparaged1636
considerable1641
unbranded1641
glorifiable1651
reputable1671
unsullied1743
unstigmatized1778
undisgraced1812
unstained1863
well-thought-of1865
uncompromised1882
scandal-proof1904
cred1987
a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 36 Ther she might abide atte home with her worshippe saued, vndefamed of her good name.
1530–1 Act 22 Hen. VIII c. 14 Whiche appertayne to the libertie of the kynges subiectes undefamed.
1578 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. III. 60 He is ane trew man, knawin honest and undefamit sen he was borne.
1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood iii. vi. 374 That the Order may remaine pure and vndefamed, according as it ought to doe.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Onbefaemt, vndefamed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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