unmerchantlikeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈməːtʃ(ə)ntlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmərtʃ(ə)ntˌlaɪk/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and merchantlike adj. and adv.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + merchantlike adj.

Not befitting a merchant; not merchantlike.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [adjective] > unlike a merchant

unmerchantlike1601

1601 J. Wheeler Treat. Commerce 72 Such priuate and vnwonted trade..is..unseemlie, vnmerchantlike, and farre differing from the auncient, laudable, and right Englishe manner.

1622 E. Misselden Free Trade 100 The one taketh aduantage of our vnmerchant-like courses.

1705 Hint to Blackwell-hall Factors 6 The rest must all be Malice, Revenge and Un-Merchant-like, as well as Un-Gentleman-like Treatment.

1795 True Briton 23 Jan. 5/2 It seems to me very unmerchant-like..to form any calculations about the cost and value of the ships.

1887 Spectator (Rushford, N.Y.) 19 May ‘Unmerchantlike Conduct’ is the charge on which the New York Produce Exchange is trying one of its members.

1998 A. Walthall Weak Body of Useless Woman ix. 188 He was exposed by a relative who disapproved of his unmerchant-like interest in national politics.

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

单词	unmerchantlike
释义	unmerchantlikeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈməːtʃ(ə)ntlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈmərtʃ(ə)ntˌlaɪk/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and merchantlike adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, merchantlike adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + merchantlike adj. Not befitting a merchant; not merchantlike. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [adjective] > unlike a merchant unmerchantlike1601 1601 J. Wheeler Treat. Commerce 72 Such priuate and vnwonted trade..is..unseemlie, vnmerchantlike, and farre differing from the auncient, laudable, and right Englishe manner. 1622 E. Misselden Free Trade 100 The one taketh aduantage of our vnmerchant-like courses. 1705 Hint to Blackwell-hall Factors 6 The rest must all be Malice, Revenge and Un-Merchant-like, as well as Un-Gentleman-like Treatment. 1795 True Briton 23 Jan. 5/2 It seems to me very unmerchant-like..to form any calculations about the cost and value of the ships. 1887 Spectator (Rushford, N.Y.) 19 May ‘Unmerchantlike Conduct’ is the charge on which the New York Produce Exchange is trying one of its members. 1998 A. Walthall Weak Body of Useless Woman ix. 188 He was exposed by a relative who disapproved of his unmerchant-like interest in national politics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1601
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