unguiltyadj.

Forms: (see un- prefix¹ and guilty adj.).

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈguilty.

1. Not guilty; guiltless; innocent:

a. Of persons.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt

unguiltyc893

sacklessa1000

freeOE

unfakenOE

guiltlessc1175

unguiltlessc1330

innocent1382

cleana1400

unsakeda1400

clearc1400

faultlessa1535

unfaulty1548

crimeless1568

untaxablea1610

innoxious1623

c893 [see ].

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1018 Is þis an honour to þi deite That folk vngiltyf [v.r. ongilti] suffren here Iniure?

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Num. xiv. 18 Doynge awei wickidnesse and trespassis, and leeuynge no man vngilti.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 22 Fleeth hem, ȝif ȝe be vngylty, & leuyth hem, ȝif ȝe be gilty.

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos ii. sig. Civ^v Whom by a treason false the Greekes..Ungiltie did condempne.

1599 N. Breton Miseries Mavillia in Wks. (1879) II. 46/1 The Lord of lordes dooth knowe this tale to bee untrue, And her unguiltie.

1654 Trag. Alphonsus v. 63 I kill'd thy Father, therefore let me die, But save the life of this unguiltie Empress.

1736 J. Thomson Britain: 4th Pt. Liberty 330 Rare to be seen, unguilty cities rise, Cities of brothers form'd.

1816 Monthly Mag. 42 430 Thou sea,..Receive for ever in thy dark abyss The unguilty Melicertes.

1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey v. 53 The clothing..could only have been obtained at the cost of..the life of one unguilty.

absolute.c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iv. vii. 184 Ac hit God wræc on him..þæt hie mid hiera cucum onguldon þæt hie ungyltige cwealdon.13.. Prose Psalter (Dublin MS.) ix. 30 He sitteþ in waytynges wyþ ryche men in preuytes þat he slee þe vngylty.a1555 H. Latimer 27 Serm. (1562) ii. f. 46 And so we acknowledge our selues to be offenders. For the vngilty nedeth no pardon.1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 155 The guilty and vnguiltie are censured both alike by the common sort.1703 Secr. Policy of Jansenists 24 That I may not asperse the unguilty.

b. Of the hands, mind, blood, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt > of hands, life, etc.

unguilty1382

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xxxvii. 22 Kepe ȝe ȝoure hondes vngilti.

a1400 Prose Psalter cv. 35 And hij..shadde blode nouȝt filed [v.r. vngilty blode].

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres i. xc. sig. E4 Stay here thy foote, thy yet vnguilty foote.

1605 S. Daniel Trag. Philotas iii. i With th' assured Chear Of my unguilty Conscience.

1633 J. Ford Broken Heart ii. iii. sig. D4 Time can neuer On the white table of vnguilty faith Write counterfeit dishonour.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 230 Surrendering up my Life, spotless and unguilty, to that merciful Being who gave it.

c. Of an animal. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > innocent

unguilty1600

1600 Maydes Metamorphosis i. sig. B1 And hauing slaine it, rip his panting breast, And take the heart of the vnguiltie beast.

a. Guiltless or innocent of something.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt > guiltless of (something)

unguiltyc1450

spotlessa1530

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 89 He of Baldac cryed, ‘late be! late be! he is vngylti of þat mannys deth!’

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Matt. xxvii. 24 I am vngiltie of y^e bloude of this righteous man.

1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. Eiij^v Sith I vnguiltie am thereof, I wil not seeke the same T'excuse.

1606 G. Chapman Monsieur D'Oliue in Plays (1873) I. 224 Keepe your cullour stiffe, vnguiltie of passion or disgrace.

1820 J. Hogg Winter Evening Tales I. 54 He is as unguilty of the whole affair, as the child that is not after being born.

†b. Undeserving of. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > of something evil

undeserved1390

unasservedc1400

unguilty1596

indign1767

1596 W. Smith Chloris (1877) 21 With patience bearing loues captiuitie, Themselues vnguiltie of his wrath alleaging.

†3. Not involving guilt. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt > not involving guilt

unguiltya1586

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. x. sig. Nn6^v This outward glasse, intitled Beautie, which it pleaseth you to lay to my (as I thinke) vnguiltie charge.

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 213 That now and then, the digestion beares the unguilty fault of the expulsive faculty.

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

单词	unguilty
释义	unguiltyadj. Forms: (see un- prefix¹ and guilty adj.). Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈguilty. 1. Not guilty; guiltless; innocent: a. Of persons. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt unguiltyc893 sacklessa1000 freeOE unfakenOE guiltlessc1175 unguiltlessc1330 innocent1382 cleana1400 unsakeda1400 clearc1400 faultlessa1535 unfaulty1548 crimeless1568 untaxablea1610 innoxious1623 c893 [see ]. c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1018 Is þis an honour to þi deite That folk vngiltyf [v.r. ongilti] suffren here Iniure? a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Num. xiv. 18 Doynge awei wickidnesse and trespassis, and leeuynge no man vngilti. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 22 Fleeth hem, ȝif ȝe be vngylty, & leuyth hem, ȝif ȝe be gilty. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos ii. sig. Civ^v Whom by a treason false the Greekes..Ungiltie did condempne. 1599 N. Breton Miseries Mavillia in Wks. (1879) II. 46/1 The Lord of lordes dooth knowe this tale to bee untrue, And her unguiltie. 1654 Trag. Alphonsus v. 63 I kill'd thy Father, therefore let me die, But save the life of this unguiltie Empress. 1736 J. Thomson Britain: 4th Pt. Liberty 330 Rare to be seen, unguilty cities rise, Cities of brothers form'd. 1816 Monthly Mag. 42 430 Thou sea,..Receive for ever in thy dark abyss The unguilty Melicertes. 1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey v. 53 The clothing..could only have been obtained at the cost of..the life of one unguilty. absolute.c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iv. vii. 184 Ac hit God wræc on him..þæt hie mid hiera cucum onguldon þæt hie ungyltige cwealdon.13.. Prose Psalter (Dublin MS.) ix. 30 He sitteþ in waytynges wyþ ryche men in preuytes þat he slee þe vngylty.a1555 H. Latimer 27 Serm. (1562) ii. f. 46 And so we acknowledge our selues to be offenders. For the vngilty nedeth no pardon.1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 155 The guilty and vnguiltie are censured both alike by the common sort.1703 Secr. Policy of Jansenists 24 That I may not asperse the unguilty. b. Of the hands, mind, blood, etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt > of hands, life, etc. unguilty1382 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xxxvii. 22 Kepe ȝe ȝoure hondes vngilti. a1400 Prose Psalter cv. 35 And hij..shadde blode nouȝt filed [v.r. vngilty blode]. 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres i. xc. sig. E4 Stay here thy foote, thy yet vnguilty foote. 1605 S. Daniel Trag. Philotas iii. i With th' assured Chear Of my unguilty Conscience. 1633 J. Ford Broken Heart ii. iii. sig. D4 Time can neuer On the white table of vnguilty faith Write counterfeit dishonour. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 230 Surrendering up my Life, spotless and unguilty, to that merciful Being who gave it. c. Of an animal. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > innocent unguilty1600 1600 Maydes Metamorphosis i. sig. B1 And hauing slaine it, rip his panting breast, And take the heart of the vnguiltie beast. 2. a. Guiltless or innocent of something. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt > guiltless of (something) unguiltyc1450 spotlessa1530 c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 89 He of Baldac cryed, ‘late be! late be! he is vngylti of þat mannys deth!’ 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Matt. xxvii. 24 I am vngiltie of y^e bloude of this righteous man. 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. Eiij^v Sith I vnguiltie am thereof, I wil not seeke the same T'excuse. 1606 G. Chapman Monsieur D'Oliue in Plays (1873) I. 224 Keepe your cullour stiffe, vnguiltie of passion or disgrace. 1820 J. Hogg Winter Evening Tales I. 54 He is as unguilty of the whole affair, as the child that is not after being born. †b. Undeserving of. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > of something evil undeserved1390 unasservedc1400 unguilty1596 indign1767 1596 W. Smith Chloris (1877) 21 With patience bearing loues captiuitie, Themselues vnguiltie of his wrath alleaging. †3. Not involving guilt. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt > not involving guilt unguiltya1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. x. sig. Nn6^v This outward glasse, intitled Beautie, which it pleaseth you to lay to my (as I thinke) vnguiltie charge. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 213 That now and then, the digestion beares the unguilty fault of the expulsive faculty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.c893
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