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单词 uncoveted
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uncovetedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, covet v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + covet v. + -ed suffix1. Compare coveted adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcoveted.
(un- prefix1 2.)
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > not desiring or desirous of > not desired
unsought?c1225
unwished1583
uncourted1595
undesired1599
unaffected1611
unwished-for1617
unwilled1648
uncontended1697
unwanted1697
unbesought1739
uncoveted1769
unlonged-for1834
inappetible1874
1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xiv. 87 Uncoveted wealth came pouring in upon me.
1850 E. B. Browning tr. Æschylus Prometheus Bound (rev. ed.) in Poems (new ed.) I. 146 I..keep An uncoveted watch o'er the world and the deep.
1882 ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versâ v. 92 He had contrived..to evade the uncoveted wooden spoon by just two places.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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