unmetricaladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛtrᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɛtrəkəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, metrical adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + metrical adj.¹

Not metrical; lacking metre; that does not conform to metrical norms.

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immetrical1598

unmeasured1604

numberlessa1658

unmetrical1765

innumerous1886

metreless1892

1765 Rev. of Ess. Prayer ii. 15 This notion of unmetrical and unmusical Hymns of praise.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 571 Discoursing vehemently on the unmetrical effect of such a lapse.

1856 D. Masson Ess. Biogr. & Crit. 412 The art of producing, by means of articulate language, metrical or unmetrical, a fictitious concrete.

1885 Athenæum 17 Jan. 84/2 A kind of unmetrical narrative so poetic in motive..as [etc.].

1959 Classical Rev. 9 207/1 Agendum is the unmetrical reading of OQ, and has been altered by the Itali to agedum.

2003 R. Kennedy in Three Allit. Saints' Hymns Introd. p. xxxv And a-verses sounding /x/x appear, though are not proven to be unmetrical.

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

单词	unmetrical
释义	unmetricaladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛtrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɛtrəkəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, metrical adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + metrical adj.¹ Not metrical; lacking metre; that does not conform to metrical norms. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > unmetrical immetrical1598 unmeasured1604 numberlessa1658 unmetrical1765 innumerous1886 metreless1892 1765 Rev. of Ess. Prayer ii. 15 This notion of unmetrical and unmusical Hymns of praise. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 571 Discoursing vehemently on the unmetrical effect of such a lapse. 1856 D. Masson Ess. Biogr. & Crit. 412 The art of producing, by means of articulate language, metrical or unmetrical, a fictitious concrete. 1885 Athenæum 17 Jan. 84/2 A kind of unmetrical narrative so poetic in motive..as [etc.]. 1959 Classical Rev. 9 207/1 Agendum is the unmetrical reading of OQ, and has been altered by the Itali to agedum. 2003 R. Kennedy in Three Allit. Saints' Hymns Introd. p. xxxv And a-verses sounding /x/x appear, though are not proven to be unmetrical. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1765
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