unimprovedadj.¹

Brit.

/ˌʌnɪmˈpruːvd/, U.S.

/ˌənᵻmˈpruvd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

a. Not made better; not raised in quality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] > unchanged

unwharvedc1175

unchangeda1387

inreformed1548

unaltered1551

unalterate1568

uninfringed1610

unbettered1628

immute1639

unimproved1665

untransmuted1666

same1667

unmodified1668

invarieda1676

fixeda1699

constantc1710

immutate1788

underanged1817

unsuperseded1857

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. i. ii. sig. M2 Flowers, (which, unimprov'd by Art, delight but whilst they are..fresh).

1695 J. Miller Descr. New York (1843) 41 The whole country, improved or unimproved, to belong to the King.

1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 12 From sire to son Unalter'd, unimprov'd their manners run.

1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 134 Man in the most simple, rude and unimproved state.

1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 4 This range being quite equal..to that of the late unimproved rifles.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 247 A cheap unimproved property.

b. spec. Of land.

ΚΠ

1757 Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. XLIV. 344 A tract of unimproved land..of about 80 acres.

1815 D. Drake Cincinnati i. 53 The prices of good unimproved land are between fifty and one hundred and fifty dollars per acre.

1866 A. D. Richardson Secret Service xii. 158 In 1855, a merchant purchased a tract of unimproved land near the lake.

2. Not turned to use; not taken advantage of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not turned to use or taken advantage of

unimproved1781

unprofited of1813

unexploited1888

unharnessed1903

1781 W. Cowper Truth 524 He that scorns the noon-day beam, perverse, Shall find the blessing, unimprov'd, a curse.

1820 W. Jay Prayers 110 Those privileges, which, unimproved, will only augment our guilt.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. lxi. 533 They preferred leaving their victory unimproved, to the hazard of a general battle.

3. Not medically bettered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > not cured or healed

unhealed?c1225

unsounded1420

uncured1548

unreduced1705

unimproved1879

1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 466 One case was discharged ‘unimproved’,..but the others were all benefited.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† unimprovedadj.²

Etymology: un- prefix¹ + improve v.¹

Obsolete. rare.

Unreproved, uncensured.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted > not objected to or censured

blameless1377

unreprovedc1425

unrebukedc1475

unberisped1481

uncastigate1539

unreprehended1572

uncensured1574

unimproved1604

unreproached1616

uncontemned1623

unmurmureda1627

unrepined1626

unexcepted1631

unrejecteda1643

uncomplained1648

untwitted1651

uncastigated1657

unupbraided1682

unobjected1687

unjobed1732

uncriticized1751

unremonstrated1756

unanimadverted1816

unscolded1855

uncondemned1861

undecried1868

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. i. 95 Young Fortinbrasse Of vnimprooued mettle, hot and full.

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

单词	unimproved
释义	unimprovedadj.¹ Brit. /ˌʌnɪmˈpruːvd/, U.S. /ˌənᵻmˈpruvd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. a. Not made better; not raised in quality. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] > unchanged unwharvedc1175 unchangeda1387 inreformed1548 unaltered1551 unalterate1568 uninfringed1610 unbettered1628 immute1639 unimproved1665 untransmuted1666 same1667 unmodified1668 invarieda1676 fixeda1699 constantc1710 immutate1788 underanged1817 unsuperseded1857 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. i. ii. sig. M2 Flowers, (which, unimprov'd by Art, delight but whilst they are..fresh). 1695 J. Miller Descr. New York (1843) 41 The whole country, improved or unimproved, to belong to the King. 1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 12 From sire to son Unalter'd, unimprov'd their manners run. 1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 134 Man in the most simple, rude and unimproved state. 1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 4 This range being quite equal..to that of the late unimproved rifles. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 247 A cheap unimproved property. b. spec. Of land. ΚΠ 1757 Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. XLIV. 344 A tract of unimproved land..of about 80 acres. 1815 D. Drake Cincinnati i. 53 The prices of good unimproved land are between fifty and one hundred and fifty dollars per acre. 1866 A. D. Richardson Secret Service xii. 158 In 1855, a merchant purchased a tract of unimproved land near the lake. 2. Not turned to use; not taken advantage of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not turned to use or taken advantage of unimproved1781 unprofited of1813 unexploited1888 unharnessed1903 1781 W. Cowper Truth 524 He that scorns the noon-day beam, perverse, Shall find the blessing, unimprov'd, a curse. 1820 W. Jay Prayers 110 Those privileges, which, unimproved, will only augment our guilt. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. lxi. 533 They preferred leaving their victory unimproved, to the hazard of a general battle. 3. Not medically bettered. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > not cured or healed unhealed?c1225 unsounded1420 uncured1548 unreduced1705 unimproved1879 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 466 One case was discharged ‘unimproved’,..but the others were all benefited. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † unimprovedadj.² Etymology: un- prefix¹ + improve v.¹ Obsolete. rare. Unreproved, uncensured. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted > not objected to or censured blameless1377 unreprovedc1425 unrebukedc1475 unberisped1481 uncastigate1539 unreprehended1572 uncensured1574 unimproved1604 unreproached1616 uncontemned1623 unmurmureda1627 unrepined1626 unexcepted1631 unrejecteda1643 uncomplained1648 untwitted1651 uncastigated1657 unupbraided1682 unobjected1687 unjobed1732 uncriticized1751 unremonstrated1756 unanimadverted1816 unscolded1855 uncondemned1861 undecried1868 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. i. 95 Young Fortinbrasse Of vnimprooued mettle, hot and full. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹1665adj.²1604
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