unlovelyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌvli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈləvli/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovely adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovely adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovely adj.Compare Middle Dutch onlievelijc ugly (Dutch †onlieflijk).

1. That does not inspire love or affection; undesirable, unpleasant; (in early use often more strongly) hateful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant

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negative1902

poisonous1906

off-putting1935

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pooey1967

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Scrooge-like1976

sucky1984

stank1991

stanky1991

the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adjective] > not

unlovelyc1400

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c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xv. l. 114 Ȝowre wordes..aren ful vnlouelich.

c1450 (a1400) Orologium Sapientiæ in Anglia (1888) 10 337 (MED) How þanne seyst þou þat he is so louelye, þe wiche euidence in dede scheweþ wrecthedfulle and vnlovelye?

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xii. sig. Pp5^v Both [were] wearie of so vnlouely embracements.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. ii. 606 But what will not this vnlouely loue of money doe?

1670 R. Baxter Cure Church-div. Pref. sig. B They are agreed in the assumption, that their neighbour is unlovely.

1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Third 27 By passionately loving Life, we make Lov'd Life unlovely.

1780 T. Francklin tr. Lucian Wks. I. 181 What could make you so fond of death, a thing in the eyes of most men so unlovely?

1817 W. Beloe Sexagenarian I. 35 This unlovely branch of writing [sc. satire].

1889 Times 3 Dec. 9/3 This very unlovely quarrel.

1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind (1940) xxxvii. 502 Dr. Meade could tell unlovely stories of those families.

2014 Sunday Times (Nexis) 27 July (Culture section) The parents of these clever kids are shown as an unlovely and smug bunch, who treat their offspring as social experiments.

2. Unattractive or unappealing in appearance, sound, etc.; not aesthetically pleasing; ugly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective]

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c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xi. l. 262 Ac let hure be vnloueliche vnlofsom a bedde, [etc.].

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xii. l. 244 Þe pekok..is..vnlouelich of ledene and laith for to here.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 6447 A ful old man..That onlovely was of Face & lere.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. vii. 33 The wofull pule, with wattir wnluffly.

1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 133 A discontented woman..will seeme yl-favored and vnloouely.

1647 S. Torshell Designe disposing Bible into Harmony 7 He that looks upon an unlovely thing, with the eye of love, thinks it lovely.

a1680 B. Ashwood Best Treasure (1681) xxviii. 385 Though thou art unlovely he is fair.

1736 J. Thomson Britain: 4th Pt. Liberty 6 Unlovely forms Of little pomp.

1787 E. de Harold Poems of Ossian 76 Stately were his steps of pride, but his brow was gloomy, and unlovely.

1828 H. Smith Zillah (ed. 2) I. v. 129 Their next day's progress carried them into a much more sterile and unlovely scenery.

1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 397 Turn to a page of Macaulay, and wince under..its unlovely staccato.

1910 Harper's Mag. May 823/1 There are villas..affrontingly European, malproportioned, unlovely—and built to stay.

1976 Afr. Arts 10 69/1 That ubiquitous and unlovely costume, the pantsuit, has filtered into the remotest villages.

2015 New Yorker 23 Nov. 112/1 Haslam's account jangles with the unlovely acronyms of Eastern-bloc espionage—GRU, HVA, SMERSH.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† unlovelyadv.

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovely adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovely adv.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovely adv.Compare German unlieblich (Middle High German unlieplīche).

Obsolete.

Unpleasantly; hatefully.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adverb] > in unpleasant manner

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beastly?1518

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unpleasingly1597

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displeasurably1648

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poisonously1746

undelightfully1749

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objectionably1825

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the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adverb] > not

unlovelyc1400

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. v. l. 363 Is non so hungri hounde..Durst lape of þe leuynges so vnlouely þei smauȝte.

a1425 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Cambr. Ff.5.35) (1873) C. xi. l. 271 (MED) Þei lyue here lif vnlouely til deth hem departe.

1591 A. Fraunce Countesse of Pembrokes Emanuel sig. C3 Yet we alas his loue haue most vnlouely rewarded.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 607 The father maketh hatefull loue to the daughter, and the brother is vnlouely louing to the sister.

1675 S. Ford Gospel-church vii. 187 They..care not how unlovely and discouragingly they walk and carry themselves towards them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unlovely
释义	unlovelyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌvli/, U.S. /ˌənˈləvli/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovely adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovely adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovely adj.Compare Middle Dutch onlievelijc ugly (Dutch †onlieflijk). 1. That does not inspire love or affection; undesirable, unpleasant; (in early use often more strongly) hateful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant loatha700 unsweetc890 grimlyc893 unquemeOE un-i-quemeOE evila1131 sourc1175 illc1220 unhightlyc1275 unwelcomec1325 unblithec1330 unnetc1330 unrekena1350 unagreeablec1374 uncouthc1380 unsavouryc1380 displeasantc1386 unlikinga1398 ungaina1400 crabbedc1400 unlovelyc1400 displeasing1401 eschewc1420 unsoot1420 mislikinga1425 unlikelya1425 unlustya1425 fastidiousc1425 unpleasantc1430 displicable1471 unthankfulc1475 displeasant1481 uneasy1483 unpleasinga1500 unfaring1513 badc1530 malpleasant?1533 noisome1542 thanklessa1547 ungrate1548 untoothsome1548 ungreeable1550 contrary1561 disagreeable1570 offensible1575 offensive1576 naughty1578 delightlessa1586 undelightful1585 unwisheda1586 unpleasurable1587 undelightsomec1595 dislikeful1596 disliking1596 ungrateful1596 unsweet?a1600 distastive1600 impleasing1602 distasting1603 distasteful1607 unsightly1608 undelectable1610 disgustful1611 unrelishing1611 waspisha1616 undeliciousa1618 unwished-for1617 disrelishing1631 unenjoyed1643 unjoyous1645 mirya1652 unwelcomed1651 unpleasivea1656 sweet1656 injucund1657 insuave1657 unpalatable1658 unhandsome1660 undesirable1667 disrelishablea1670 uncouthsome1684 shocking1703 nasty1705 embittering1746 indelectable1751 undelightinga1774 nice and ——1796 unenjoyablea1797 ungenial1796 uncomplacent1805 ungracious1807 bitter1810 rotten1813 uncongenial1813 quarrelsome1825 grimy1833 nice1836 unrelished1863 bloody1867 unbewitching1876 ferocious1877 displeasurable1879 rebarbative1892 charming1893 crook1898 naar1900 peppery1901 negative1902 poisonous1906 off-putting1935 unsympathetic1937 piggy1942 funky1946 umpty1948 pooey1967 minging1970 Scrooge-like1976 sucky1984 stank1991 stanky1991 the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adjective] > not unlovelyc1400 unamiable?a1500 unlovable1570 invenust1623 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xv. l. 114 Ȝowre wordes..aren ful vnlouelich. c1450 (a1400) Orologium Sapientiæ in Anglia (1888) 10 337 (MED) How þanne seyst þou þat he is so louelye, þe wiche euidence in dede scheweþ wrecthedfulle and vnlovelye? a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xii. sig. Pp5^v Both [were] wearie of so vnlouely embracements. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. ii. 606 But what will not this vnlouely loue of money doe? 1670 R. Baxter Cure Church-div. Pref. sig. B They are agreed in the assumption, that their neighbour is unlovely. 1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Third 27 By passionately loving Life, we make Lov'd Life unlovely. 1780 T. Francklin tr. Lucian Wks. I. 181 What could make you so fond of death, a thing in the eyes of most men so unlovely? 1817 W. Beloe Sexagenarian I. 35 This unlovely branch of writing [sc. satire]. 1889 Times 3 Dec. 9/3 This very unlovely quarrel. 1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind (1940) xxxvii. 502 Dr. Meade could tell unlovely stories of those families. 2014 Sunday Times (Nexis) 27 July (Culture section) The parents of these clever kids are shown as an unlovely and smug bunch, who treat their offspring as social experiments. 2. Unattractive or unappealing in appearance, sound, etc.; not aesthetically pleasing; ugly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] unfairc888 unhonestc1384 unlovesomec1390 uncomelya1400 unfreelya1400 unlovelyc1400 unbeautiful1495 beautiless1531 unpretty1562 unhandsomea1586 loveless1601 featureless1609 invenust1623 unhighted?1630 unbeauteousa1660 plain1675 wanliesum1818 unbonny1830 ordinary1847 plainish1856 unsonsy1894 c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xi. l. 262 Ac let hure be vnloueliche vnlofsom a bedde, [etc.]. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xii. l. 244 Þe pekok..is..vnlouelich of ledene and laith for to here. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 6447 A ful old man..That onlovely was of Face & lere. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. vii. 33 The wofull pule, with wattir wnluffly. 1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 133 A discontented woman..will seeme yl-favored and vnloouely. 1647 S. Torshell Designe disposing Bible into Harmony 7 He that looks upon an unlovely thing, with the eye of love, thinks it lovely. a1680 B. Ashwood Best Treasure (1681) xxviii. 385 Though thou art unlovely he is fair. 1736 J. Thomson Britain: 4th Pt. Liberty 6 Unlovely forms Of little pomp. 1787 E. de Harold Poems of Ossian 76 Stately were his steps of pride, but his brow was gloomy, and unlovely. 1828 H. Smith Zillah (ed. 2) I. v. 129 Their next day's progress carried them into a much more sterile and unlovely scenery. 1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 397 Turn to a page of Macaulay, and wince under..its unlovely staccato. 1910 Harper's Mag. May 823/1 There are villas..affrontingly European, malproportioned, unlovely—and built to stay. 1976 Afr. Arts 10 69/1 That ubiquitous and unlovely costume, the pantsuit, has filtered into the remotest villages. 2015 New Yorker 23 Nov. 112/1 Haslam's account jangles with the unlovely acronyms of Eastern-bloc espionage—GRU, HVA, SMERSH. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † unlovelyadv. Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovely adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovely adv. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovely adv.Compare German unlieblich (Middle High German unlieplīche). Obsolete. Unpleasantly; hatefully. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adverb] > in unpleasant manner illa1275 unsavourly1377 unlovelyc1400 sour?a1513 beastly?1518 unfaringly1519 unpleasantly1542 ill-favouredly1545 uncomfortably1548 offensively1576 ungratefullya1586 adversely1593 unpleasingly1597 displeasantly1607 unsavourily1611 distastefully1631 unwelcomely1642 displeasurably1648 disagreeably1656 disgustfully1731 displeasingly1731 unpalatably1741 poisonously1746 undelightfully1749 awfully1815 unpleasurably1823 objectionably1825 unagreeably1850 disgustingly1856 undesirably1890 the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adverb] > not unlovelyc1400 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. v. l. 363 Is non so hungri hounde..Durst lape of þe leuynges so vnlouely þei smauȝte. a1425 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Cambr. Ff.5.35) (1873) C. xi. l. 271 (MED) Þei lyue here lif vnlouely til deth hem departe. 1591 A. Fraunce Countesse of Pembrokes Emanuel sig. C3 Yet we alas his loue haue most vnlouely rewarded. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 607 The father maketh hatefull loue to the daughter, and the brother is vnlouely louing to the sister. 1675 S. Ford Gospel-church vii. 187 They..care not how unlovely and discouragingly they walk and carry themselves towards them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1400adv.c1400
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