unkeptadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkɛpt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkɛpt/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and kept adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English kept , keep v.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + kept, past participle of keep v.

a. Not looked after, tended, or maintained; neglected.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected

unlookedc1330

unservedc1350

unasservedc1400

uncherishedc1400

neglect?a1425

unkept?a1425

neglected1570

carelessa1593

neglectful1595

uncared-for1597

untended1598

silenced1609

disregarded1668

colda1701

unministereda1744

unfostered1744

unkempt1848

?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 117 But lordis..ben fermours hem silf & fauouren for couetise þat þe persun schal..leeue his cure vnkept.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. l. 57 Lond vnkept and insolent.

1469 in J. T. Gilbert Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 336 That they goo to noon other labore and lewe the gye rope unkepit.

1521 E. Flower Will in W. Page Victoria Hist. Sussex (1907) II. 416 [If they] necgligently doo suffre the said scole to be unkept by the space of one yere.

1563 A. Neville tr. Seneca Lamentable Trag. Œdipus sig. A.vii.^v The Beasts in field that byde Unkept.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. i. 8 He keepes me rustically at home, or (to speak more properly) staies me heere at home vnkept .

1666 F. Teate Disc. Prov. 12.5 i. i. 7 Who made thee the Keeper of all these Vineyards, while thine own is unkept?

1714 E. Freke Remembrances (2001) 209 And the Hall, my own house, is quitt unkeptt, and Holtens house and barne I had just mended up made as bad as ever..with this wind.

1883 W. G. Zeigler & B. S. Grosscup Heart of Alleghanies 298 Its surroundings, unkept by the hand of man, by Nature were again being trained into primitive wildness.

1919 Metal Worker, Plumber & Steam Fitter 3 Jan. 20/1 These buildings have been allowed to go unkept and uncared for.

1960 Times 17 May 9/4 Hutungs—the lanes off Peking's still unkept main streets.

2002 M. Parris Chance Witness ii. 38 It was..a kind of parkland, unseen by human eye, unkept by human hand.

†b. Unguarded, undefended. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unguarded

unwarneda1240

unwarda1325

unwarded1382

unkept?c1430

undefenced1451

unguardedc1602

guardless?1611

watchless1842

?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 32 (MED) No curat owiþ to leue his schepe vnkept among þe wolues of helle.

a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 79 (MED) He be-thoght hym that hit was Peril to leue har londe vnkepte; ther he be-toke the Erle Richard al the londe to kepe.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 19 The kyng had no knawlache..Of the folke so furse..ffor þi vnkeppit were þe costes all þe kythe ouer.

1578 W. B. tr. Appian of Alexandria Aunc. Hist. Romanes Warres ii. 108 They..left all forsaken, and the Trenche vnkepte.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Suadata, open, vnkept, free for all men.

1640 J. Gower tr. Ovid Festivalls i. 16 His beasts unkept about the plains do wander.

1729 N. Bailey tr. Ovid Tristria i. v. 18 A ravenous Wolf..catches at an unkept Sheep-fold.

2. Of a law, commitment, custom, etc.: not observed or honoured; disregarded.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > not done, performed, or carried out > of laws, promises, etc.

unholdena1400

unkept?c1430

unminted1881

?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 38 Certis þe..maken hem..to leue holy writt vnstudied, vnknoud & vnkept.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 154 He..is for-sworn, for truthe vnkept & othe brokyn is all on.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. x. 61 Allace! vnkeipit is the trew cunnand.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. xiv. 207 Many thinges generally kept heretofore are now..vnkept and abolished euery where.

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 177 Lawes:..are farre better vnmade, than vnkept.

1643 J. Angier Lancashires Valley of Achor 33 The next day Thursland Castle was delivered upon unkept conditions.

1766 J. Wise Providence 6 Unkept the law whence happiness accrues.

1807 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 21 Mar. 437 Had not your dinner been given upon the anniversary of a day which I had theretofore kept as a sort of festival, and which I could not have left unkept upon the occasion.

1835 Hull Packet 28 Aug. The record of broken promises and faith unkept.

1891 Churchman 24 Oct. 552/1 Some unkept promise, which needs to be forgiven.

1917 R. T. Flewelling in Noontime Messages 138 Solemn pledges unkept bring disaster.

1974 Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald 2 Aug. 4/7 It seems to us there are mountains of unneeded and unkept laws.

2001 Times 25 Aug. (Weekend section) 2/6 When I was a GP, I owed my sanity to the breathing spaces provided by unkept appointments.

3. Not stored or retained. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > not stored up

unhoardeda1683

unkept1842

1842 Ld. Tennyson Will Waterproof's Monologue in Poems (new ed.) II. 187 Whether the vintage, yet unkept, Had relish fiery-new.

2007 G. Alanko in D. Stanford Doonesbury.com's Sandbox 118 Burn barrels..devouring remnants of unkept letters and packages from homes far away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unkept
释义	unkeptadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkɛpt/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɛpt/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and kept adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English kept , keep v. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + kept, past participle of keep v. 1. a. Not looked after, tended, or maintained; neglected. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected unlookedc1330 unservedc1350 unasservedc1400 uncherishedc1400 neglect?a1425 unkept?a1425 neglected1570 carelessa1593 neglectful1595 uncared-for1597 untended1598 silenced1609 disregarded1668 colda1701 unministereda1744 unfostered1744 unkempt1848 ?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 117 But lordis..ben fermours hem silf & fauouren for couetise þat þe persun schal..leeue his cure vnkept. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. l. 57 Lond vnkept and insolent. 1469 in J. T. Gilbert Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 336 That they goo to noon other labore and lewe the gye rope unkepit. 1521 E. Flower Will in W. Page Victoria Hist. Sussex (1907) II. 416 [If they] necgligently doo suffre the said scole to be unkept by the space of one yere. 1563 A. Neville tr. Seneca Lamentable Trag. Œdipus sig. A.vii.^v The Beasts in field that byde Unkept. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. i. 8 He keepes me rustically at home, or (to speak more properly) staies me heere at home vnkept . View more context for this quotation 1666 F. Teate Disc. Prov. 12.5 i. i. 7 Who made thee the Keeper of all these Vineyards, while thine own is unkept? 1714 E. Freke Remembrances (2001) 209 And the Hall, my own house, is quitt unkeptt, and Holtens house and barne I had just mended up made as bad as ever..with this wind. 1883 W. G. Zeigler & B. S. Grosscup Heart of Alleghanies 298 Its surroundings, unkept by the hand of man, by Nature were again being trained into primitive wildness. 1919 Metal Worker, Plumber & Steam Fitter 3 Jan. 20/1 These buildings have been allowed to go unkept and uncared for. 1960 Times 17 May 9/4 Hutungs—the lanes off Peking's still unkept main streets. 2002 M. Parris Chance Witness ii. 38 It was..a kind of parkland, unseen by human eye, unkept by human hand. †b. Unguarded, undefended. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unguarded unwarneda1240 unwarda1325 unwarded1382 unkept?c1430 undefenced1451 unguardedc1602 guardless?1611 watchless1842 ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 32 (MED) No curat owiþ to leue his schepe vnkept among þe wolues of helle. a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 79 (MED) He be-thoght hym that hit was Peril to leue har londe vnkepte; ther he be-toke the Erle Richard al the londe to kepe. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 19 The kyng had no knawlache..Of the folke so furse..ffor þi vnkeppit were þe costes all þe kythe ouer. 1578 W. B. tr. Appian of Alexandria Aunc. Hist. Romanes Warres ii. 108 They..left all forsaken, and the Trenche vnkepte. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Suadata, open, vnkept, free for all men. 1640 J. Gower tr. Ovid Festivalls i. 16 His beasts unkept about the plains do wander. 1729 N. Bailey tr. Ovid Tristria i. v. 18 A ravenous Wolf..catches at an unkept Sheep-fold. 2. Of a law, commitment, custom, etc.: not observed or honoured; disregarded. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > not done, performed, or carried out > of laws, promises, etc. unholdena1400 unkept?c1430 unminted1881 ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 38 Certis þe..maken hem..to leue holy writt vnstudied, vnknoud & vnkept. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 154 He..is for-sworn, for truthe vnkept & othe brokyn is all on. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. x. 61 Allace! vnkeipit is the trew cunnand. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. xiv. 207 Many thinges generally kept heretofore are now..vnkept and abolished euery where. 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 177 Lawes:..are farre better vnmade, than vnkept. 1643 J. Angier Lancashires Valley of Achor 33 The next day Thursland Castle was delivered upon unkept conditions. 1766 J. Wise Providence 6 Unkept the law whence happiness accrues. 1807 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 21 Mar. 437 Had not your dinner been given upon the anniversary of a day which I had theretofore kept as a sort of festival, and which I could not have left unkept upon the occasion. 1835 Hull Packet 28 Aug. The record of broken promises and faith unkept. 1891 Churchman 24 Oct. 552/1 Some unkept promise, which needs to be forgiven. 1917 R. T. Flewelling in Noontime Messages 138 Solemn pledges unkept bring disaster. 1974 Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald 2 Aug. 4/7 It seems to us there are mountains of unneeded and unkept laws. 2001 Times 25 Aug. (Weekend section) 2/6 When I was a GP, I owed my sanity to the breathing spaces provided by unkept appointments. 3. Not stored or retained. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > not stored up unhoardeda1683 unkept1842 1842 Ld. Tennyson Will Waterproof's Monologue in Poems (new ed.) II. 187 Whether the vintage, yet unkept, Had relish fiery-new. 2007 G. Alanko in D. Stanford Doonesbury.com's Sandbox 118 Burn barrels..devouring remnants of unkept letters and packages from homes far away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1425
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