undishonouredundishonoredadj.
(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
a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 149 I liue distain'd, thou vndishonoured.
a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Honest Mans Fortune i. iii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ttttt3v/1 Then you were So noble, that I durst have trusted your Embraces.., And yet come from you—undishonor'd.
1640 R. Brome Antipodes sig. G3 In money I tender him double satisfaction, With his own wares again unblemished, undishonor'd.
1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxii. 350 Still undishonour'd or by word or deed Thy house, for me, remains.
1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xix. 185 The name of Pendennis..was left undishonoured behind us.
1881 A. C. Swinburne Mary Stuart iii. i I had rather die Thus undishonoured.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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