unpiteousn.adj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪtɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɪdiəs/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and piteous adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + piteous adj.

Now rare.

†A. n.

With the. Wicked or impious people considered collectively or as a type. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [noun] > person > collective

unpiteousa1382

malignant1610

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxviii. 1 The vnpitouse [L. impius] fleeth, no man pursuende.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 61 Ȝe schal not..tak to hond to sey fals witnes for þe vnpitous.

B. adj.

1. Pitiless, unmerciful; cruel, harsh.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective]

ruthlessc1330

unpiteousa1393

pitilessa1450

unpitifulc1449

unbowelled1592

unpitying1597

brassy1600

tearless1603

incompassionate1611

heartbound1614

uncompassionatea1616

illachrymable1623

compassionless1625

bowelless1649

incomplexionate1660

uncompassionatinga1711

dispiteous1803

pulseless1820

inhumane1822

impiteous1877

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 3411 As the rages of the See Ben unpitous in the tempeste.

1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 485 Haue mercy, lord ihesu, vp-on me, And lese not my soule wyth vnpetous men!

a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) l. 3371 (MED) It is ful hard To lakke mercy and ben vnpitous.

1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) I. 530/1 If I should..publish them therfore vp to Bishops or to their vnpiteous ministers,..they should be so distroubled & diseased with persecution.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalms (1963) xl. 92 Lett them with shame be cloied,..Who-so unpittious be.

1612 T. James Treat. Corruption Script. (new ed.) iii. 8 Whilst the vnpitous man defouleth a rightfuller than him~selfe.

1614 tr. G. delle Colonne Life & Death Hector ii. v. 100/2 Nothing could th'vnpiteous tempest swage.

1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey V. xx. 253 The tyrant, not the father of the skies! Unpiteous of the race thy will began.

1778 F. Spilsbury Physical Diss. on Scurvy & Gout 2 Alike inimical to all, and equally unpiteous of age or sex, both rich and poor are made the common sufferers.

1803 I. D'Israeli Narr. Poems 34 Grown weary of the World's unpiteous eye.

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xxxix. 615 In such time as the pale self-flattering moon..soars Calm, but unpiteous, heavenward.

1907 A. Stringer Woman in Rain 80 Knock, and the Door shall open: ah, we knocked And found the unpiteous portals locked.

1954 W. Faulkner Fable 289 In our hard and unpiteous mountains.

†2. Impious, wicked. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [adjective]

unrighteouseOE

hinderfulc1200

undevouta1300

unreligiousa1382

unkindc1390

unpiteous?c1400

indevout?1504

ungodly1526

godless1528

profane1568

ungodded1579

impious1585

unhalloweda1616

godforsaken?1623

devoteless1650

atheistic1677

undivine1686

Heaven-abandoned1720

indevotea1742

unctionless1842

indevotional1865

link1889

?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. met. i. l. 24 But now..myn vnpitouse [?c1425 Cambr. Ii.3.21 vnpietous] lijf [L. impia vita] draweþ a long vnagreable dwellynges in me.

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

单词	unpiteous
释义	unpiteousn.adj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪtɪəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪdiəs/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and piteous adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, piteous adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + piteous adj. Now rare. †A. n. With the. Wicked or impious people considered collectively or as a type. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [noun] > person > collective unpiteousa1382 malignant1610 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxviii. 1 The vnpitouse [L. impius] fleeth, no man pursuende. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 61 Ȝe schal not..tak to hond to sey fals witnes for þe vnpitous. B. adj. 1. Pitiless, unmerciful; cruel, harsh. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] ruthlessc1330 unpiteousa1393 pitilessa1450 unpitifulc1449 unbowelled1592 unpitying1597 brassy1600 tearless1603 incompassionate1611 heartbound1614 uncompassionatea1616 illachrymable1623 compassionless1625 bowelless1649 incomplexionate1660 uncompassionatinga1711 dispiteous1803 pulseless1820 inhumane1822 impiteous1877 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 3411 As the rages of the See Ben unpitous in the tempeste. 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 485 Haue mercy, lord ihesu, vp-on me, And lese not my soule wyth vnpetous men! a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) l. 3371 (MED) It is ful hard To lakke mercy and ben vnpitous. 1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) I. 530/1 If I should..publish them therfore vp to Bishops or to their vnpiteous ministers,..they should be so distroubled & diseased with persecution. a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalms (1963) xl. 92 Lett them with shame be cloied,..Who-so unpittious be. 1612 T. James Treat. Corruption Script. (new ed.) iii. 8 Whilst the vnpitous man defouleth a rightfuller than him~selfe. 1614 tr. G. delle Colonne Life & Death Hector ii. v. 100/2 Nothing could th'vnpiteous tempest swage. 1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey V. xx. 253 The tyrant, not the father of the skies! Unpiteous of the race thy will began. 1778 F. Spilsbury Physical Diss. on Scurvy & Gout 2 Alike inimical to all, and equally unpiteous of age or sex, both rich and poor are made the common sufferers. 1803 I. D'Israeli Narr. Poems 34 Grown weary of the World's unpiteous eye. 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xxxix. 615 In such time as the pale self-flattering moon..soars Calm, but unpiteous, heavenward. 1907 A. Stringer Woman in Rain 80 Knock, and the Door shall open: ah, we knocked And found the unpiteous portals locked. 1954 W. Faulkner Fable 289 In our hard and unpiteous mountains. †2. Impious, wicked. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [adjective] unrighteouseOE hinderfulc1200 undevouta1300 unreligiousa1382 unkindc1390 unpiteous?c1400 indevout?1504 ungodly1526 godless1528 profane1568 ungodded1579 impious1585 unhalloweda1616 godforsaken?1623 devoteless1650 atheistic1677 undivine1686 Heaven-abandoned1720 indevotea1742 unctionless1842 indevotional1865 link1889 ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. met. i. l. 24 But now..myn vnpitouse [?c1425 Cambr. Ii.3.21 vnpietous] lijf [L. impia vita] draweþ a long vnagreable dwellynges in me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.a1382
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