unimitableadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈimitable.

? Obsolete.

(un- prefix¹ 1b) Very common in 17th century.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique

unilicheOE

makelessc1225

unevenlyc1230

peerlessc1330

alonea1382

uncomparablea1382

unoverpassablea1382

solea1398

incomparable1412

sans-peer1426

nonpareilc1450

invincible1509

matchless1530

inimitable1531

unmatchable1544

unmatched1548

unpassable1563

alonely1567

inequivalent1568

mateless1570

unparagonized1578

only1581

fellowlessa1586

unimitablea1586

compareless1590

incompared1590

immatchless1595

unequalized1596

nonsuch1598

paragonless1599

immatchable1601

unparalleled1601

uncompeered1602

unpeered1602

imparalleled1604

unpeerable1604

unrivalled1607

uncompanioned1608

unexampled1610

unsurmountable1611

unsurpassable1611

unparagoned1612

patternless1613

unpatterned1617

unique1618

unparallelable1621

parallelless1622

unmatchless1623

single1633

unexemplifieda1634

unsampleda1638

unequalled1639

imparallel1641

unparallel1645

unseconded1646

unexemplary1649

unaccessional1651

unequalable1659

uncome-at-able1694

rivalless1735

untouched1735

unexcelleda1800

unexceeded1813

sans-pareilly1818

unsurpassed1818

unrivallable1823

unapproachable1834

untranscendeda1849

insuperable1849

unbrothered1853

unapproached1856

insurpassable1859

untouchable1867

hors concours1884

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. F4^v As the vnimitable Pindar often did.

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre Ep. Ded. sig. A3^v As by his owne vnimitable pen is protested.

1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 48 As they [sc. bees] give a model of in their unimitable Combs.

1695 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. III. Ded. sig. Aiv You bore the..Insults of the Enemy with unimitable Bravery.

1765 S. Johnson Plays of Shakespeare IV. 356 But Falstaff unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee?

Derivatives

Obsolete.

† unˈimitably adv. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique

onlyOE

unilichec1300

unlike?c1335

incomparablyc1422

sans-peer1426

incomparable1482

uncomparably1548

peerless1596

matchlessly1598

peerlessly1600

unimitably1622

unparalleledly1639

matchlessc1650

uniquely1805

unapproachably1846

unsurpassably1859

1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman x. 91 His sweetnesse, and facilitie in a verse, vnimitably excellent.

1670 I. Walton Life J. Donne 80 in Lives His fancy was unimitably high, equalled only by his great wit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	unimitable
释义	unimitableadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈimitable. ? Obsolete. (un- prefix¹ 1b) Very common in 17th century. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique unilicheOE makelessc1225 unevenlyc1230 peerlessc1330 alonea1382 uncomparablea1382 unoverpassablea1382 solea1398 incomparable1412 sans-peer1426 nonpareilc1450 invincible1509 matchless1530 inimitable1531 unmatchable1544 unmatched1548 unpassable1563 alonely1567 inequivalent1568 mateless1570 unparagonized1578 only1581 fellowlessa1586 unimitablea1586 compareless1590 incompared1590 immatchless1595 unequalized1596 nonsuch1598 paragonless1599 immatchable1601 unparalleled1601 uncompeered1602 unpeered1602 imparalleled1604 unpeerable1604 unrivalled1607 uncompanioned1608 unexampled1610 unsurmountable1611 unsurpassable1611 unparagoned1612 patternless1613 unpatterned1617 unique1618 unparallelable1621 parallelless1622 unmatchless1623 single1633 unexemplifieda1634 unsampleda1638 unequalled1639 imparallel1641 unparallel1645 unseconded1646 unexemplary1649 unaccessional1651 unequalable1659 uncome-at-able1694 rivalless1735 untouched1735 unexcelleda1800 unexceeded1813 sans-pareilly1818 unsurpassed1818 unrivallable1823 unapproachable1834 untranscendeda1849 insuperable1849 unbrothered1853 unapproached1856 insurpassable1859 untouchable1867 hors concours1884 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. F4^v As the vnimitable Pindar often did. 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre Ep. Ded. sig. A3^v As by his owne vnimitable pen is protested. 1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 48 As they [sc. bees] give a model of in their unimitable Combs. 1695 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. III. Ded. sig. Aiv You bore the..Insults of the Enemy with unimitable Bravery. 1765 S. Johnson Plays of Shakespeare IV. 356 But Falstaff unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee? Derivatives Obsolete. † unˈimitably adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique onlyOE unilichec1300 unlike?c1335 incomparablyc1422 sans-peer1426 incomparable1482 uncomparably1548 peerless1596 matchlessly1598 peerlessly1600 unimitably1622 unparalleledly1639 matchlessc1650 uniquely1805 unapproachably1846 unsurpassably1859 1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman x. 91 His sweetnesse, and facilitie in a verse, vnimitably excellent. 1670 I. Walton Life J. Donne 80 in Lives His fancy was unimitably high, equalled only by his great wit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.a1586
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