单词 | unperused |
释义 | unperusedadj. Not perused; unread. Chiefly in predicative use. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [adjective] > read (of book) > not unreadc1485 unperused1553 unthumbed1797 1553 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. iii. 6 His letters, which..we have sent you here unperused by us. 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. H3 He deliuering his vnperusde papers to Powles Churchyard, the first that took them vp was the Ape Gabriel. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Zz4v He burned Sertorius papers vnperused . View more context for this quotation 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. i. v. 114 I had rather any of my Papers should be pass'd by unperused, then those parts of these Essays that treat of that use. 1766 Causes Present Declension among Congregational Churches 28 To let it [sc. the Bible] stand unperused upon the shelf. 1838 Champion 2 Sept. 2/4 My letters left my hands uncopied, and even unperused by myself. 1952 Jrnl. Range Managem. 5 301 A comprehensive report..is gathering dust on some forgotten shelf, unopened and unperused. 2005 Amer. Printer (Nexis) 1 June 92 It became more difficult for her to discard one of the catalogs unperused. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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