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单词 unmackly
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unmacklyadv.adj.

Brit. /ʌnˈmakli/, U.S. /ˌənˈmækli/, Scottish English /ʌnˈmaklɪ/
Forms: 1600s vnmackley, 1700s unmacklye, 1800s– unmackly, 1800s– unmakly.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, mackly adv., mack adj., -ly suffix1.
Etymology: As adverb < un- prefix1 + mackly adv. As adjective probably < un- prefix1 + mack adj. + -ly suffix1 (compare note at mackly adv. on Scots and English regional use of makly as adjective).
English regional (northern) and Scottish.
A. adv.
In a clumsy or unsightly manner; misshapenly. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adverb]
uglilya1300
foulc1390
uglyc1420
ill-favouredly1545
evilfavouredly1551
ill-favourably1576
stigmatically1622
unmacklyc1650
unsightly1726
c1650 Sir Cawline (Percy) in J. W. Hales & F. J. Furnivall Bp. Percy's Folio MS (1868) III. 11 Vpon his squier [= neck] 5 heads he bare, Vnmackley made was hee.
1765 Sir Cauline (Percy Revision) ii. l. 122 in T. Percy Reliques Anc. Eng. Poetry I. 49 Ladye, be not affrayd: Ile fight for thee with this grimme soldàn, Thoughe he be unmacklye made.
B. adj.
Ill-formed; misshapen; ugly.In quot. 1765: glossing the use in quot. 1765 at sense A. as an adjective.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective]
foulOE
uglyc1386
malgraciousa1393
unsightlya1400
loathc1400
ouglec1415
shrewdc1430
unsightyc1440
unwholesome?a1500
evil-favoured1530
ill-favoured1530
uglisome1530
huggeda1533
hard-favoureda1535
evil-liking1535
ill-favorited1579
stigmatical1589
stigmatic1597
sightlessa1616
hard-featured1638
grislya1681
bad-looking1757
unmackly1765
unfavourable1776
dissightly1777
eyesore1798
wavelled1886
spiderly1891
Plain Jane1912
hackit1985
1765 T. Percy Reliques I. iii. 342/2 (gloss.) Unmacklye, misshapen.
1811 R. Willan List Anc. Words in Archaeologia (1814) 17 162 Unmackly, ill-shapen, of a clumsy appearance.
1888 C. Mackay Dict. Lowland Sc. 255/2 Unmackly, mis-shapen, deformed.
1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 146/2 Unmakly, ugly, misshapen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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