unhandsomelyadv.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 5; compare unhandsome adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈhandsomely.

†1. Not dexterously or cleverly; unskilfully. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly

unhagherlyc1175

unslyly?a1400

roughc1400

unslya1425

rudelyc1425

unhandsomely1545

grosslyc1550

untowardly?1550

botcherly?1566

bungerly1574

lubberlike1575

lumpishly1583

clouterly1593

lubberly1594

foggily1599

awkly1603

unwieldilyc1610

cumbersomely1611

uneasily1611

sinisterly1628

left-handedly1648

ungainlya1661

awkwardly1663

clumsily1691

uncleverly1697

wrong1727

unwieldly1793

gawkily1811

maladroitly1827

undexterously1848

flat-footedly1886

ham-fistedly1964

ham-handedly1964

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus i. f. 41 And so the more stronge man not vsed to shoote, shootes moost vnhansumlye.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Faire le mibaudichon, to doe a thing foolishly, or ill-fauouredly; vnhandsomely to goe about it.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 100 The boy..did delight..to make oxen, horses, and men likewise, and..did it not unhandsomly.

2. Ungracefully, inelegantly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adverb]

unburlya1400

ungoodlya1400

unhandsomely1565

undecently1587

unhandsome1596

unhandsomely1650

inelegantly1698

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Incompositus The verses runne vnhandsomely.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xvii. sig. L2^v About his middle he had..a long cloake of silke, which as vnhandsomely, as it needes must, became the wearer.

1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry iv. sig. H^v What fouler obiect in the world, then to see a young faire, handsome beauty, vnhandsomely dighted.

1670 J. Owen Disc. (1760) vi. 82 A Man may have a Garment that may fit very ill, very unhandsomely, about him.

1705 J. Collier Ess. Moral Subj.: Pt. III i. 13 The Roman Gladiators..chose rather to receive a Cut than avoid it unhandsomely.

†3. Unfitly; inappropriately, awkwardly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adverb]

wrongc1175

unkindlyc1300

wrongly1303

unworthily1377

uncovenablya1382

improperly1390

inconveniently1509

ineptly1523

impertinently1546

unaptly1548

unfeatly1548

unhandsomely1548

unfitly1561

disagreeably1566

unmeet1577

unsuitably1624

malapropos1630

unfittingly1637

unfit1653

unworthy1661

inaptly1809

misappropriatelyc1831

infelicitouslya1834

ineligibly1846

inappropriately1847

inapplicably1864

unapropos1956

1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Incommodé,..vngaynely,..vnhandsomely, vn~easyly.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie I 80 Very Incommodiously: very vnhandsomely.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Apol. Litvrgie §92 This was not unhandsomely intimated by the word sometimes used by..the Greek church.

1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 290 These things do but very unhandsomely hang together.

1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 192 Lacqueyes..in querpo, which sutes not unhandsomly with the word σώματα, bodies.

a. Unfittingly, unbecomingly; illiberally, meanly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > ignobleness or baseness > [adverb]

undignelyc1315

poorlyc1390

vilea1400

ignobly1594

unnobly1595

meanly1602

meana1626

unhandsomely1650

projectedly1660

unheroically1783

undignifiedly1856

raffishly1897

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adverb]

unburlya1400

ungoodlya1400

unhandsomely1565

undecently1587

unhandsome1596

unhandsomely1650

inelegantly1698

1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico iv. 79 His Majesty..thought it best to do that, while his authoritie was intire, which perhaps necessity might unhandsomely inforce him to.

1670 J. Dryden Tyrannick Love iv. i. 37 He raves, Sir, and to cover my disdain, Unhandsomely would his denial feign.

1700 in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1870) IX. 4 A bill..opposed and voted out—I think, very unhandsomely.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation iv. 82 Dering..had charged him with neglect of religion, and unhandsomely and untruly told him [etc.].

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. ii. 115 This story Franklin rather..unhandsomely appropriated to himself.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 55 He had poor relations; and the government..had most unhandsomely left them to his care.

b. Discourteously, rudely; without due respect or consideration.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb]

unhendlya1225

uncourteously1338

rudelyc1405

rudec1460

roidlyc1480

homely1563

discourteously1572

uncivilly1577

indiscreetly1637

unhandsomely1662

incivilly1671

unpolitely1695

impolitely1736

incourteously1859

1662 S. Pepys Diary 5 Nov. (1970) III. 250 My Lady Batten..complained..of my wife's speaking unhandsomely of her.

1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility vi. 250 To know when he is handsomely or unhandsomely treated.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xii. 69 Bruised and mis-shapen'd with the blows which..some others have so unhandsomely given me in the dark.

a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II (1793) I. iii. 378 They complained that their masters were rather used unhandsomely.

1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xix. 170 They seize her, keep her in confinement, and treat her very unhandsomely.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	unhandsomely
释义	unhandsomelyadv. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 5; compare unhandsome adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈhandsomely. †1. Not dexterously or cleverly; unskilfully. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly unhagherlyc1175 unslyly?a1400 roughc1400 unslya1425 rudelyc1425 unhandsomely1545 grosslyc1550 untowardly?1550 botcherly?1566 bungerly1574 lubberlike1575 lumpishly1583 clouterly1593 lubberly1594 foggily1599 awkly1603 unwieldilyc1610 cumbersomely1611 uneasily1611 sinisterly1628 left-handedly1648 ungainlya1661 awkwardly1663 clumsily1691 uncleverly1697 wrong1727 unwieldly1793 gawkily1811 maladroitly1827 undexterously1848 flat-footedly1886 ham-fistedly1964 ham-handedly1964 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus i. f. 41 And so the more stronge man not vsed to shoote, shootes moost vnhansumlye. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Faire le mibaudichon, to doe a thing foolishly, or ill-fauouredly; vnhandsomely to goe about it. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 100 The boy..did delight..to make oxen, horses, and men likewise, and..did it not unhandsomly. 2. Ungracefully, inelegantly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adverb] unburlya1400 ungoodlya1400 unhandsomely1565 undecently1587 unhandsome1596 unhandsomely1650 inelegantly1698 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Incompositus The verses runne vnhandsomely. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xvii. sig. L2^v About his middle he had..a long cloake of silke, which as vnhandsomely, as it needes must, became the wearer. 1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry iv. sig. H^v What fouler obiect in the world, then to see a young faire, handsome beauty, vnhandsomely dighted. 1670 J. Owen Disc. (1760) vi. 82 A Man may have a Garment that may fit very ill, very unhandsomely, about him. 1705 J. Collier Ess. Moral Subj.: Pt. III i. 13 The Roman Gladiators..chose rather to receive a Cut than avoid it unhandsomely. †3. Unfitly; inappropriately, awkwardly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adverb] wrongc1175 unkindlyc1300 wrongly1303 unworthily1377 uncovenablya1382 improperly1390 inconveniently1509 ineptly1523 impertinently1546 unaptly1548 unfeatly1548 unhandsomely1548 unfitly1561 disagreeably1566 unmeet1577 unsuitably1624 malapropos1630 unfittingly1637 unfit1653 unworthy1661 inaptly1809 misappropriatelyc1831 infelicitouslya1834 ineligibly1846 inappropriately1847 inapplicably1864 unapropos1956 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Incommodé,..vngaynely,..vnhandsomely, vn~easyly. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie I 80 Very Incommodiously: very vnhandsomely. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Apol. Litvrgie §92 This was not unhandsomely intimated by the word sometimes used by..the Greek church. 1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 290 These things do but very unhandsomely hang together. 1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 192 Lacqueyes..in querpo, which sutes not unhandsomly with the word σώματα, bodies. 4. a. Unfittingly, unbecomingly; illiberally, meanly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > ignobleness or baseness > [adverb] undignelyc1315 poorlyc1390 vilea1400 ignobly1594 unnobly1595 meanly1602 meana1626 unhandsomely1650 projectedly1660 unheroically1783 undignifiedly1856 raffishly1897 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adverb] unburlya1400 ungoodlya1400 unhandsomely1565 undecently1587 unhandsome1596 unhandsomely1650 inelegantly1698 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico iv. 79 His Majesty..thought it best to do that, while his authoritie was intire, which perhaps necessity might unhandsomely inforce him to. 1670 J. Dryden Tyrannick Love iv. i. 37 He raves, Sir, and to cover my disdain, Unhandsomely would his denial feign. 1700 in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1870) IX. 4 A bill..opposed and voted out—I think, very unhandsomely. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation iv. 82 Dering..had charged him with neglect of religion, and unhandsomely and untruly told him [etc.]. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. ii. 115 This story Franklin rather..unhandsomely appropriated to himself. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 55 He had poor relations; and the government..had most unhandsomely left them to his care. b. Discourteously, rudely; without due respect or consideration. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] unhendlya1225 uncourteously1338 rudelyc1405 rudec1460 roidlyc1480 homely1563 discourteously1572 uncivilly1577 indiscreetly1637 unhandsomely1662 incivilly1671 unpolitely1695 impolitely1736 incourteously1859 1662 S. Pepys Diary 5 Nov. (1970) III. 250 My Lady Batten..complained..of my wife's speaking unhandsomely of her. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility vi. 250 To know when he is handsomely or unhandsomely treated. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xii. 69 Bruised and mis-shapen'd with the blows which..some others have so unhandsomely given me in the dark. a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II (1793) I. iii. 378 They complained that their masters were rather used unhandsomely. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xix. 170 They seize her, keep her in confinement, and treat her very unhandsomely. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adv.1545
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