unnearadv.prep.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈnɪə/, U.S. /ˌənˈnɪ(ə)r/ Now rare.
Not near or close at hand. Also as prep.: not near.
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the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > not near
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1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice sig. N4v Where the Earth was couer'd with her Floud, now Citties stand, vnneere the Oceans Brim.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck On-na-by, vnneere.
1909 J. Payne Flower o' Thorn 138 If given us 'twere to meet again, my dear..Methinks we should but sigh and stand unnear Nor with wide arms on one another run.
1972 J. Schuyler in Paris Rev. 55 49 Opened the envelope, extracted the letter and held it, gingerly, at arm's length, not unnear his knee.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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