unmeekadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmiːk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmik/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and meek adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + meek adj. Compare Old Icelandic úmjúkr unkind, harsh, not smooth, Old Swedish omiuker not supple (Swedish †omjuk not supple, unkind, harsh).

A. adj.

1. Not meek; not humble or submissive; †unkind, harsh, cruel (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkindc1325

dure1412

roughc1415

foula1500

harsh1579

untender1608

unsoftened1645

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

uncannya1774

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

bad-blooded1842

half-hearted1864

brash1868

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkind1340

ungentle1509

untender1608

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

half-hearted1864

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9880 Hæþenndom..Iss harrd. & starrc all allse stan. Vnnmeoc. & all unnmilde.

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) iv. 3 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 133 (MED) Mennes sones, towhen ofe herte vnmeke? Whi loue yhe fantom and lighinge speke [read seke]?

?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) iv. met. vii. l. 4267 He..as it is seid[e] haþ[e] put an vnmeke lorde [as] fodre to hys cruel hors.

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 590 And she to me was nought vnmeke Ne of hir answer daungerous.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 96 The ȝifte which he wol ȝeue into the resoun or vndirstonding of vnmeke men.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. viii Do nat Poetis reuyle..all suche as ar vnmeke, Prowde, Couetous.

1595 W. J. tr. F. Guicciardini Two Disc. A j b Old fooles, yong maids,..Daunsing their roundes with Sathans dam vnmeeke.

a1653 H. Binning Treat. Christian Love (1743) 9 An unmeek Spirit..troubles itself and annoys others.

a1754 W. Hamilton Poems Several Occasions (1760) 141 Why still in melancholy verse Unmeek Maria's hate rehearse?

a1821 J. Keats Ode on Indolence in Life, Lett. & Literary Remains (1848) II. 277 The last, whom I love more, the more of blame Is heap'd upon her, maiden most unmeek.

1882 Bury & Norwich Post 7 Nov. 8/2 The Church was no unmeek image of heaven.

2001 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 12 May f4 She is the decidedly unmeek, unmild Mary found in the second-century Gnostic Odes of Solomon, which describe her as a woman of power and action.

†2. Not supple, stiff. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [adjective] > stiff

unmeeka1250

unbuxomc1412

roid1477

a1250 (?c1200) Prov. Alfred (Maidstone) (1955) 121 Elde..dohþ þe man to elden;..it makeþ him wel un-muke [a1275 Trin. Cambr. vn-meke].

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. Unmeek people as a class.

ΚΠ

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14616 Wit þaa vn-meke þar was he mett, And son wit þam he was vmsett.

1854 E. B. Eastwick tr. Anvár-i Suhailí vi. 402 We speak Of brutes and devils when we name the unmeek.

1912 T. N. Carver Relig. Worth Having 131 The unmeek are they who will not be taught.

1970 G. Jackson Let. 12 June in Soledad Brother (1971) 277 The unmeek have taken over this whole country.

2002 J. Merritt How to be Winner & influence Anybody (2008) viii. 97 It's too bad that the meek have not already inherited the earth because the unmeek are making a real mess of it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmeek
释义	unmeekadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmiːk/, U.S. /ˌənˈmik/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and meek adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, meek adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + meek adj. Compare Old Icelandic úmjúkr unkind, harsh, not smooth, Old Swedish omiuker not supple (Swedish †omjuk not supple, unkind, harsh). A. adj. 1. Not meek; not humble or submissive; †unkind, harsh, cruel (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkindc1325 dure1412 roughc1415 foula1500 harsh1579 untender1608 unsoftened1645 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 uncannya1774 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 bad-blooded1842 half-hearted1864 brash1868 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkind1340 ungentle1509 untender1608 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 half-hearted1864 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9880 Hæþenndom..Iss harrd. & starrc all allse stan. Vnnmeoc. & all unnmilde. a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) iv. 3 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 133 (MED) Mennes sones, towhen ofe herte vnmeke? Whi loue yhe fantom and lighinge speke [read seke]? ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) iv. met. vii. l. 4267 He..as it is seid[e] haþ[e] put an vnmeke lorde [as] fodre to hys cruel hors. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 590 And she to me was nought vnmeke Ne of hir answer daungerous. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 96 The ȝifte which he wol ȝeue into the resoun or vndirstonding of vnmeke men. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. viii Do nat Poetis reuyle..all suche as ar vnmeke, Prowde, Couetous. 1595 W. J. tr. F. Guicciardini Two Disc. A j b Old fooles, yong maids,..Daunsing their roundes with Sathans dam vnmeeke. a1653 H. Binning Treat. Christian Love (1743) 9 An unmeek Spirit..troubles itself and annoys others. a1754 W. Hamilton Poems Several Occasions (1760) 141 Why still in melancholy verse Unmeek Maria's hate rehearse? a1821 J. Keats Ode on Indolence in Life, Lett. & Literary Remains (1848) II. 277 The last, whom I love more, the more of blame Is heap'd upon her, maiden most unmeek. 1882 Bury & Norwich Post 7 Nov. 8/2 The Church was no unmeek image of heaven. 2001 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 12 May f4 She is the decidedly unmeek, unmild Mary found in the second-century Gnostic Odes of Solomon, which describe her as a woman of power and action. †2. Not supple, stiff. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [adjective] > stiff unmeeka1250 unbuxomc1412 roid1477 a1250 (?c1200) Prov. Alfred (Maidstone) (1955) 121 Elde..dohþ þe man to elden;..it makeþ him wel un-muke [a1275 Trin. Cambr. vn-meke]. B. n. With the and plural agreement. Unmeek people as a class. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14616 Wit þaa vn-meke þar was he mett, And son wit þam he was vmsett. 1854 E. B. Eastwick tr. Anvár-i Suhailí vi. 402 We speak Of brutes and devils when we name the unmeek. 1912 T. N. Carver Relig. Worth Having 131 The unmeek are they who will not be taught. 1970 G. Jackson Let. 12 June in Soledad Brother (1971) 277 The unmeek have taken over this whole country. 2002 J. Merritt How to be Winner & influence Anybody (2008) viii. 97 It's too bad that the meek have not already inherited the earth because the unmeek are making a real mess of it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1175
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