unphrasedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈfreɪzd/, U.S. /ˌənˈfreɪzd/ rare before 19th cent.
Not phrased.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keeping from publication > [adjective]
unawnedc1175
unconfesseda1500
unpresented1523
undeclared1526
unrevealed1529
unproclaimed1570
undisclosed1571
unbetrayed1595
mystical1600
unbewrayed1605
undivulged1608
unpublished1608
irrevealed1610
tonguelessa1616
undiscovereda1616
unaffirmeda1631
unprofessed1647
unphrased1663
in poigne1710
napkined1756
unavowed1790
unsignified1809
unsunned1814
expressionless1819
inexpressed1821
unindicated1825
unblazoned1830
inostensible1843
unjournalized1843
unaverred1850
unexhibited1862
unadvertised1864
hermetic1954
1663 G. Mackenzie Religio Stoici 145 He furnish'd only to the other Prophets the mater and subject unphrased.
1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors III. v. 101 That was the thought, unrevolved, unphrased, all but unconscious.
1948 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 7 40 This is the practical assumption, though unmentioned and unphrased, on which every museum works.
1999 Tempo No. 208. 58/1 Their renditions are mostly appalling, with little dynamic variation, agonizingly slow tempos.., and unphrased, turgid playing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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