† unmeasuren.

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and measure n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, measure n.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + measure n. Compare unmeasured adj., and also earlier unimete n., unmethe n.

Obsolete.

1. Lack of measure or restraint; excess.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun]

unhovea1300

passingc1350

distemperancec1374

excess1393

unmeasurea1400

surfeita1500

excessivenessa1513

ametry?1541

immoderation?1541

distemperature1572

exceedingnessa1586

grossness1585

unreasonableness1606

inordinacya1617

excrescency1638

immoderancy1646

fair share1650

overbalance1651

hyperbole1652

overheight1664

immoderacya1682

faggald1824

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15543 Til vnmesur mismai yow noght.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 303 So wast hath manye expunsys and costys..in vnmesure & werkys, bareyn wyth-oute fruyte.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Dismisura, an vnmeasure, out of measure.

2. A legislative measure regarded as improper or illegal.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > an illegal measure

unmeasure1821

1821 J. Bentham Liberty of Press 18 The last..of all their fears is—lest un-measures, which..have already been taken..for the extinction of all power of control, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	unmeasure
释义	† unmeasuren. Forms: see un- prefix¹ and measure n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, measure n. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + measure n. Compare unmeasured adj., and also earlier unimete n., unmethe n. Obsolete. 1. Lack of measure or restraint; excess. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] unhovea1300 passingc1350 distemperancec1374 excess1393 unmeasurea1400 surfeita1500 excessivenessa1513 ametry?1541 immoderation?1541 distemperature1572 exceedingnessa1586 grossness1585 unreasonableness1606 inordinacya1617 excrescency1638 immoderancy1646 fair share1650 overbalance1651 hyperbole1652 overheight1664 immoderacya1682 faggald1824 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15543 Til vnmesur mismai yow noght. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 303 So wast hath manye expunsys and costys..in vnmesure & werkys, bareyn wyth-oute fruyte. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Dismisura, an vnmeasure, out of measure. 2. A legislative measure regarded as improper or illegal.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > an illegal measure unmeasure1821 1821 J. Bentham Liberty of Press 18 The last..of all their fears is—lest un-measures, which..have already been taken..for the extinction of all power of control, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.a1400
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