unlustyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌsti/, U.S.

/ˌənˈləsti/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lusty adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lusty adj. Compare earlier unlust n.Compare Middle Dutch onlustich listless, unwilling, weak, feeble (Dutch onlustig also ‘unpleasant’), Middle Low German unlustich listless, Middle High German unlustic listless, unwilling (German unlustig also ‘unpleasant’ (16th cent.)), Old Icelandic úlystugr unwilling (Icelandic ólystugur unappetizing, unpalatable), Old Danish ulystig listless, unwilling, unpleasant (Danish ulystig), Old Swedish olustogher listless, unwilling (Swedish olustig, also ‘unpleasant’), and also Old High German ungalustig listless.

†1. Lacking passion, enthusiasm, or commitment; listless, apathetic; unwilling to make the effort to do something. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective]

unlustyc1225

sleepyc1384

phlegmatica1400

listlessc1440

owlist1440

unlisty1440

phlegmyc1450

sweyntc1450

supine1554

resty1565

unactive1591

sleepy-headed1600

log-like1602

inertious1611

stupefied?1611

lethargic1612

sedentary1625

torpent1647

torpid1656

torpulent1657

softly1664

inert1774

vegetative1789

spiritless1798

unenergetic1805

sloomy1820

slow-going1825

inenergetic1826

comatose1828

moony1847

mooning1864

torpid-minded1909

narcoleptic1965

vegged1986

c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 653 & te oðre þe haldeð ham unforgult & cleane, beoð ase sikere unlusti & wlecche unneaðe i godes luue wið uten euch heate of þe hali gast.

a1250 Lofsong Lefdi (Nero) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 205 Tovel spac and slow to Godd, ȝemeleas and unlusti.

c1350 Ayenbite (1866) App. 263 (MED) Þe ilke zelue uader þaȝles yef he ne were naȝt onlosti his hous mid greate strengþe wolde loky.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 1308 Thus his yonge unlusti lif He dryveth forth.

?c1425 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 54 They stonden, where as he speche myght availe, For suche folke is unlusty to travaile.

c1475 Mankind (1969) l. 545 Thys londe ys so harde yt makyth wnlusty and yrke.

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria v. f. 48 My mynde..when it is cloudy wether,..is vnlusty.

1560 Bp. J. Pilkington Exp. Aggeus B vi (margin) Eate not so that it make ye unlustie to serue God.

a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 273 Dauid..went on in a kinde of dull, and heauy, and vnlusty manner with them [sc. holy services].

†2. Unpleasant, disagreeable; undesirable. Obsolete.

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

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unwelcomed1651

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sweet1656

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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

a1425 (c1400) Fyve Wyttes (Harl.) (1987) 24 (MED) On is in ouermuche abhominacioun and loþynge of saueres þat beþ vnlusty; anoþer in ouermuche delyt in saueres þat ben lusty.

c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 24 Forto þus do and procede..wolde be ouer longe and tediose and vnlusty to þe heerers.

1525 T. Rychard Walton's Bk. Comfort iv. sig. Oviii ^v To whom so euer the moralyte of thes fables be plesaunt or vnlusty were ye wel that they lacketh al in som thynges lytteral truthe.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Love in W. W. Skeat Chaucerian & Other Pieces (1897) 141 (MED) Thus fil man un-to lykenesse of unresonable bestes; and with hem to corrupcion and unlusty apetytes was he under-throwen.

†3. Having an unattractive appearance; ugly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

unlustya1425

favourless1594

unpersonable1601

unpromising1632

untaking1683

uninviting1686

uncharming1687

charmless1710

plain-looking1744

unengaging1749

unattracting1776

unprepossessing1790

unattractive1813

attractionless1832

unappealing1846

unsweet1866

unwinning1890

unfaceable1899

unenticing1914

schlubby1968

mug2009

a1425 Dialogue Reason & Adversity (Cambr.) (1968) 5 (MED) Þyn vnlusti schap þou pleynes on so meche is lent þe but for a tyme.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. l. 760 Bi..gret labour Thei wex onlusti and ougli off ther cheris.

a1529 J. Skelton Phyllyp Sparowe (?1545) sig. C.vi His gummes rusty Are full vnlusty.

1599 R. Roche Eustathia sig. A4 And as my musicke was, such was my cheere, My looke vnlusty.

1613 G. E. in Vicary's English Mans Treasure (new ed.) 114 Full, loathsome, and unlustie, watrie mouth.

1827 ‘H. Quality’ Quality Papers I. 163 A pair of unlusty lips, which, when open, gave you an idea of an ossuary.

a. Of a person: lacking in physical strength or energy; not vigorous or hearty; unhealthy; weak, feeble. Also (now chiefly): characterized by or indicative of a lack of vigour or power.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak

unmightyeOE

unferea1060

unwieldc1220

fade1303

lewc1325

weak1340

fainta1375

sicklyc1374

unwieldyc1386

impotent1390

delicatea1398

lowa1398

unmighta1450

unlustyc1450

low-brought1459

wearyc1480

failed1490

worn1508

caduke?1518

fainty1530

weak1535

debile1536

fluey1545

tewly?1547

faltering1549

puling1549

imbecilec1550

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flash1562

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debilitated1611

bedrid1629

washya1631

silly1636

fluea1645

tender1645

invaletudinary1661

languishant1674

valetudinaire?c1682

puly1688

thriftless1693

unheartya1699

wishy-washy1703

enervate1706

valetudinarian1713

lask1727

wersh1755

palliea1774

wankle1781

asthenic1789

atonic1792

squeal1794

adynamic1803

worn-down1814

totterish1817

asthenical1819

prostrate1820

used up1823

wankya1825

creaky1834

groggy1834

puny1838

imbeciled1840

rickety-rackety1840

muscleless1841

weedy1849

tottery1861

crocky1880

wimbly-wambly1881

ramshackle1889

twitterly1896

twittery1907

wonky1919

strung out1959

c1450 (c1400) Cuckoo & Nightingale (Fairf.) (1975) l. 37 Al thogh I be olde and vnlusty.

a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 30 (MED) Croked age and feblenesse of body have biseged me and made me vnlusty and vnable forto goo or ride.

1561 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) iv. sig. I.iii When croked old vnlusty age, or sicknesse sore them fret.

a1624 Bp. M. Smith Serm. (1632) 249 Infants..borne lame or vnlusty.

1649 Z. Bogan in F. Rous & Z. Bogan Archæologiæ Atticæ (ed. 3) v. i. 205 That they [sc. Women with child] might not..grow unlusty by sitting still, but by this kind of travelling prepare their bodies for a worse.

1736 (?c1450) Noah's Ark in N. Davis Non-cycle Plays & Fragm. (1970) 21 I am six hundred Winters old, Unlusty I am to do such a Deed, Worklooms for to work and weeld.

1939 College Eng. 1 34 We have been like old horses with unlusty appetites.

1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 12 Dec. g2 It developed an unlusty 36 horsepower and drove through a four-speed manual transmission.

†b. Of land: not in good condition for growing crops. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > infertile

unbearingc825

geasonOE

unkindc1330

barren1377

unfructuousa1382

poora1387

leanc1420

exile?1440

salt1535

unfruitful?1542

sterile1572

dead1577

unlusty1580

queasy1593

heartless1594

unfertile1596

emacerated1610

sapless1655

unprolific1672

uncivil1676

ungrateful1681

worn1681

teemless1687

unproductive1725

poorish1767

ill-conditioned1796

scanty1797

rammelly1808

starve-acre1891

1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 21^v If land be vnlustie, the crop is not great.

†5. English regional (Cornwall). Unwieldy, ponderous; overweight. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 61/2 Unlusty, unwieldy.

1882 F. W. P. Jago Anc. Lang. & Dial. Cornwall 302 Unlusty, unwieldy, very fat.

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

单词	unlusty
释义	unlustyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌsti/, U.S. /ˌənˈləsti/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lusty adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lusty adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lusty adj. Compare earlier unlust n.Compare Middle Dutch onlustich listless, unwilling, weak, feeble (Dutch onlustig also ‘unpleasant’), Middle Low German unlustich listless, Middle High German unlustic listless, unwilling (German unlustig also ‘unpleasant’ (16th cent.)), Old Icelandic úlystugr unwilling (Icelandic ólystugur unappetizing, unpalatable), Old Danish ulystig listless, unwilling, unpleasant (Danish ulystig), Old Swedish olustogher listless, unwilling (Swedish olustig, also ‘unpleasant’), and also Old High German ungalustig listless. †1. Lacking passion, enthusiasm, or commitment; listless, apathetic; unwilling to make the effort to do something. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] unlustyc1225 sleepyc1384 phlegmatica1400 listlessc1440 owlist1440 unlisty1440 phlegmyc1450 sweyntc1450 supine1554 resty1565 unactive1591 sleepy-headed1600 log-like1602 inertious1611 stupefied?1611 lethargic1612 sedentary1625 torpent1647 torpid1656 torpulent1657 softly1664 inert1774 vegetative1789 spiritless1798 unenergetic1805 sloomy1820 slow-going1825 inenergetic1826 comatose1828 moony1847 mooning1864 torpid-minded1909 narcoleptic1965 vegged1986 c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 653 & te oðre þe haldeð ham unforgult & cleane, beoð ase sikere unlusti & wlecche unneaðe i godes luue wið uten euch heate of þe hali gast. a1250 Lofsong Lefdi (Nero) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 205 Tovel spac and slow to Godd, ȝemeleas and unlusti. c1350 Ayenbite (1866) App. 263 (MED) Þe ilke zelue uader þaȝles yef he ne were naȝt onlosti his hous mid greate strengþe wolde loky. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 1308 Thus his yonge unlusti lif He dryveth forth. ?c1425 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 54 They stonden, where as he speche myght availe, For suche folke is unlusty to travaile. c1475 Mankind (1969) l. 545 Thys londe ys so harde yt makyth wnlusty and yrke. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria v. f. 48 My mynde..when it is cloudy wether,..is vnlusty. 1560 Bp. J. Pilkington Exp. Aggeus B vi (margin) Eate not so that it make ye unlustie to serue God. a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 273 Dauid..went on in a kinde of dull, and heauy, and vnlusty manner with them [sc. holy services]. †2. Unpleasant, disagreeable; undesirable. Obsolete. 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 a1425 (c1400) Fyve Wyttes (Harl.) (1987) 24 (MED) On is in ouermuche abhominacioun and loþynge of saueres þat beþ vnlusty; anoþer in ouermuche delyt in saueres þat ben lusty. c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 24 Forto þus do and procede..wolde be ouer longe and tediose and vnlusty to þe heerers. 1525 T. Rychard Walton's Bk. Comfort iv. sig. Oviii ^v To whom so euer the moralyte of thes fables be plesaunt or vnlusty were ye wel that they lacketh al in som thynges lytteral truthe. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Love in W. W. Skeat Chaucerian & Other Pieces (1897) 141 (MED) Thus fil man un-to lykenesse of unresonable bestes; and with hem to corrupcion and unlusty apetytes was he under-throwen. †3. Having an unattractive appearance; ugly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unattractive unlustya1425 favourless1594 unpersonable1601 unpromising1632 untaking1683 uninviting1686 uncharming1687 charmless1710 plain-looking1744 unengaging1749 unattracting1776 unprepossessing1790 unattractive1813 attractionless1832 unappealing1846 unsweet1866 unwinning1890 unfaceable1899 unenticing1914 schlubby1968 mug2009 a1425 Dialogue Reason & Adversity (Cambr.) (1968) 5 (MED) Þyn vnlusti schap þou pleynes on so meche is lent þe but for a tyme. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. l. 760 Bi..gret labour Thei wex onlusti and ougli off ther cheris. a1529 J. Skelton Phyllyp Sparowe (?1545) sig. C.vi His gummes rusty Are full vnlusty. 1599 R. Roche Eustathia sig. A4 And as my musicke was, such was my cheere, My looke vnlusty. 1613 G. E. in Vicary's English Mans Treasure (new ed.) 114 Full, loathsome, and unlustie, watrie mouth. 1827 ‘H. Quality’ Quality Papers I. 163 A pair of unlusty lips, which, when open, gave you an idea of an ossuary. 4. a. Of a person: lacking in physical strength or energy; not vigorous or hearty; unhealthy; weak, feeble. Also (now chiefly): characterized by or indicative of a lack of vigour or power. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak unmightyeOE unferea1060 unwieldc1220 fade1303 lewc1325 weak1340 fainta1375 sicklyc1374 unwieldyc1386 impotent1390 delicatea1398 lowa1398 unmighta1450 unlustyc1450 low-brought1459 wearyc1480 failed1490 worn1508 caduke?1518 fainty1530 weak1535 debile1536 fluey1545 tewly?1547 faltering1549 puling1549 imbecilec1550 debilitate1552 flash1562 unable1577 unhealthful1595 unabled1597 whindling1601 infirm1608 debilitated1611 bedrid1629 washya1631 silly1636 fluea1645 tender1645 invaletudinary1661 languishant1674 valetudinaire?c1682 puly1688 thriftless1693 unheartya1699 wishy-washy1703 enervate1706 valetudinarian1713 lask1727 wersh1755 palliea1774 wankle1781 asthenic1789 atonic1792 squeal1794 adynamic1803 worn-down1814 totterish1817 asthenical1819 prostrate1820 used up1823 wankya1825 creaky1834 groggy1834 puny1838 imbeciled1840 rickety-rackety1840 muscleless1841 weedy1849 tottery1861 crocky1880 wimbly-wambly1881 ramshackle1889 twitterly1896 twittery1907 wonky1919 strung out1959 c1450 (c1400) Cuckoo & Nightingale (Fairf.) (1975) l. 37 Al thogh I be olde and vnlusty. a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 30 (MED) Croked age and feblenesse of body have biseged me and made me vnlusty and vnable forto goo or ride. 1561 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) iv. sig. I.iii When croked old vnlusty age, or sicknesse sore them fret. a1624 Bp. M. Smith Serm. (1632) 249 Infants..borne lame or vnlusty. 1649 Z. Bogan in F. Rous & Z. Bogan Archæologiæ Atticæ (ed. 3) v. i. 205 That they [sc. Women with child] might not..grow unlusty by sitting still, but by this kind of travelling prepare their bodies for a worse. 1736 (?c1450) Noah's Ark in N. Davis Non-cycle Plays & Fragm. (1970) 21 I am six hundred Winters old, Unlusty I am to do such a Deed, Worklooms for to work and weeld. 1939 College Eng. 1 34 We have been like old horses with unlusty appetites. 1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 12 Dec. g2 It developed an unlusty 36 horsepower and drove through a four-speed manual transmission. †b. Of land: not in good condition for growing crops. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > infertile unbearingc825 geasonOE unkindc1330 barren1377 unfructuousa1382 poora1387 leanc1420 exile?1440 salt1535 unfruitful?1542 sterile1572 dead1577 unlusty1580 queasy1593 heartless1594 unfertile1596 emacerated1610 sapless1655 unprolific1672 uncivil1676 ungrateful1681 worn1681 teemless1687 unproductive1725 poorish1767 ill-conditioned1796 scanty1797 rammelly1808 starve-acre1891 1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 21^v If land be vnlustie, the crop is not great. †5. English regional (Cornwall). Unwieldy, ponderous; overweight. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 61/2 Unlusty, unwieldy. 1882 F. W. P. Jago Anc. Lang. & Dial. Cornwall 302 Unlusty, unwieldy, very fat. 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