† unmightfuladj.

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

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mightful adj. Compare earlier unmighty adj., and (with sense 1) earlier unmight adj.

Obsolete.

1. Impossible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > [adjective]

unmightyOE

impossible1340

unpossiblea1382

unmightful?a1425

unfeasible1527

out of the question1607

card1813

unrealizable1832

irrealizable1853

inoperable1975

?a1425 in Anglia (1904) 27 286 (MED) Wiþ ane O & ane I, to neuen es þare noght Vnmyghtfull to god þat þis world wroght.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. x. 96 No word, lady, that I the bryng, Is vnmyghtfull to heuen kyng.

2. Powerless, impotent, incapable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective]

unmightyOE

unmightfulc1450

disablea1500

non-able1552

incapable1597

uncapable1627

matterless1794

c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) 762 Þei beþ unmihtful ymad men for to wisse.

c1450 (a1400) R. Lavynham Treat. Seven Deadly Sins (Harl. 211) (1956) 13 (MED) Blasfemye is whan a man..þenkyth þt god is vnmyȝtful or vnriȝtful for he grawntith not him his wil.

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

单词	unmightful
释义	† unmightfuladj. Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mightful adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mightful adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mightful adj. Compare earlier unmighty adj., and (with sense 1) earlier unmight adj. Obsolete. 1. Impossible. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > [adjective] unmightyOE impossible1340 unpossiblea1382 unmightful?a1425 unfeasible1527 out of the question1607 card1813 unrealizable1832 irrealizable1853 inoperable1975 ?a1425 in Anglia (1904) 27 286 (MED) Wiþ ane O & ane I, to neuen es þare noght Vnmyghtfull to god þat þis world wroght. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. x. 96 No word, lady, that I the bryng, Is vnmyghtfull to heuen kyng. 2. Powerless, impotent, incapable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] unmightyOE unmightfulc1450 disablea1500 non-able1552 incapable1597 uncapable1627 matterless1794 c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) 762 Þei beþ unmihtful ymad men for to wisse. c1450 (a1400) R. Lavynham Treat. Seven Deadly Sins (Harl. 211) (1956) 13 (MED) Blasfemye is whan a man..þenkyth þt god is vnmyȝtful or vnriȝtful for he grawntith not him his wil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1425
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