unproppedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒpt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɑpt/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and propped adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, prop v.¹, -ed suffix¹, propped adj.

Etymology: Originally < un- prefix¹ + prop v.¹ + -ed suffix¹; compare propped adj. (which is first attested later in the relevant sense). In later use partly also directly < un- prefix¹ + propped adj. Compare slightly earlier unprop v.

Not propped or propped up; unsupported by a prop (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > absence of support > [adjective]

propless1605

unpropped1608

unsustained1623

unsupported1635

supportless1658

unpillared1706

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [adjective] > supported > not

discounselled1480

stayless1587

unstayed1594

unpropped1608

unseconded1608

unbacked1609

unpartied1641

unsustained1697

unupheld1827

1608 J. Sylvester in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. Ded. 212 For, Vines, vnpropped, on the ground do craul.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. v. 119 I haue beheld A widdow Vine, stand, in a naked field,..Vnpropt, vnsuccoured by stake or tree.

1675 T. Otway Alcibiades v. i. 50 When success me to my wishes calls, I'l shake him off, and then unpropt he falls.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Meleager & Atalanta in Fables 110 The Nerves no more sustain The Bulk; the Bulk unprop'd, falls headlong on the Plain.

1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams iii. xciii. 173 Thy panters, unpropt, are decay'd To nets of Arachne's control.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. vi. 396 The ceremony of an oath in its pure state, unpropped by that support.

1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. ii. 79 He..tried to stand Alone unpropped—to be obliged to none.

1860 Eclectic Sept. 251 If ever a man stood alone and unpropped, that man was Hugh Miller.

1966 Poetry 108 404 The refusal to face the responsibilities of poetry unpropped by some convulsive external energy.

2004 W. Powrie Soil Mech. (ed. 2) vii. 443 Unpropped embedded walls rely entirely for their stability on an adequate depth of embedment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpropped
释义	unproppedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒpt/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑpt/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and propped adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, prop v.¹, -ed suffix¹, propped adj. Etymology: Originally < un- prefix¹ + prop v.¹ + -ed suffix¹; compare propped adj. (which is first attested later in the relevant sense). In later use partly also directly < un- prefix¹ + propped adj. Compare slightly earlier unprop v. Not propped or propped up; unsupported by a prop (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > absence of support > [adjective] propless1605 unpropped1608 unsustained1623 unsupported1635 supportless1658 unpillared1706 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [adjective] > supported > not discounselled1480 stayless1587 unstayed1594 unpropped1608 unseconded1608 unbacked1609 unpartied1641 unsustained1697 unupheld1827 1608 J. Sylvester in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. Ded. 212 For, Vines, vnpropped, on the ground do craul. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. v. 119 I haue beheld A widdow Vine, stand, in a naked field,..Vnpropt, vnsuccoured by stake or tree. 1675 T. Otway Alcibiades v. i. 50 When success me to my wishes calls, I'l shake him off, and then unpropt he falls. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Meleager & Atalanta in Fables 110 The Nerves no more sustain The Bulk; the Bulk unprop'd, falls headlong on the Plain. 1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams iii. xciii. 173 Thy panters, unpropt, are decay'd To nets of Arachne's control. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. vi. 396 The ceremony of an oath in its pure state, unpropped by that support. 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. ii. 79 He..tried to stand Alone unpropped—to be obliged to none. 1860 Eclectic Sept. 251 If ever a man stood alone and unpropped, that man was Hugh Miller. 1966 Poetry 108 404 The refusal to face the responsibilities of poetry unpropped by some convulsive external energy. 2004 W. Powrie Soil Mech. (ed. 2) vii. 443 Unpropped embedded walls rely entirely for their stability on an adequate depth of embedment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1608
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