unrescuedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈrɛskjuːd/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɛskjud/ Not rescued.
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the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > [adjective] > rescued or delivered > not
unrescued1650
1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living iv. §8. 312 It is better..to restore him to comfort, then to support only his natural needs, and keep him alive only, unrescued from sad discomforts.
a1685 Earl of Roscommon Poet. Wks. 12 in Misc. Wks. Rochester & Roscommon (1707) Our Slaves are Masters and our Menials reign, Whilst we unrescu'd send our Cries around To find Relief.
1795 E. Hamley Poems 49 The secret bosom of the deep contains, Unrescu'd from its rage, thy cold remains.
1821 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 6 The rich treasure of her institutions and character, instead of becoming the unrescued prey of Huns and Vandals,..will be preserved, upheld, and perfected.
1918 tr. V. Bryusov Republic of Southern Cross 21 Thousands of passengers perished from injuries or starved to death unrescued in the snowy wastes.
2003 K. Horsley Careless Love v. 31 His pencil dropped to the floor and lay there unrescued until some months later.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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