unpoeticadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəʊˈɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˌpoʊˈɛdɪk/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and poetic adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + poetic adj.

Not poetic; prosaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [adjective] > not

unpoetica1635

unpoetical1671

a1635 R. Corbet Elegy Death Q. Anne in Certain Elegant Poems (1647) 79 Do not..for an Epithite that failes, Bite of your unpoetick nailes.

1747 H. Knight Being & Attrib. God 365 There may be..to an unpoetic genius no beauties in the finest poems.

1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. vi. 133 There is something unpoetic, and coarse,..about blood and bruises.

1935 Evening Gaz. (Xenia, Ohio) 27 May 4/7 The clock ticks... An endless, dull and unpoetic routine of sound.

2005 T. Dolin G. Eliot i. 7 One of her chief aims..was to make her readers see the poetry of this flat unpoetic region.

Compounds

Complementary, as unpoetic-looking, unpoetic-seeming, unpoetic-sounding.

ΚΠ

1834 Athenæum 17 May 378/2 The unpoetic-looking population of London.

1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes II. vi. 39 The most unpoetic-looking Mr. Cupples.

1951 S. Spender World within World ii. 95 I began to realize that unpoetic-seeming things were material for poetry.

1988 C. McWilliam Case of Knives ii. 19 The mothers..weep and embrace my fat and unpoetic-looking colleagues.

2003 Guardian 8 Jan. (Society section) 12/4 The unpoetic sounding Slop Bog has been..declared a nature reserve.

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

单词	unpoetic
释义	unpoeticadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəʊˈɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˌpoʊˈɛdɪk/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and poetic adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, poetic adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + poetic adj. Not poetic; prosaic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [adjective] > not unpoetica1635 unpoetical1671 a1635 R. Corbet Elegy Death Q. Anne in Certain Elegant Poems (1647) 79 Do not..for an Epithite that failes, Bite of your unpoetick nailes. 1747 H. Knight Being & Attrib. God 365 There may be..to an unpoetic genius no beauties in the finest poems. 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. vi. 133 There is something unpoetic, and coarse,..about blood and bruises. 1935 Evening Gaz. (Xenia, Ohio) 27 May 4/7 The clock ticks... An endless, dull and unpoetic routine of sound. 2005 T. Dolin G. Eliot i. 7 One of her chief aims..was to make her readers see the poetry of this flat unpoetic region. Compounds Complementary, as unpoetic-looking, unpoetic-seeming, unpoetic-sounding. ΚΠ 1834 Athenæum 17 May 378/2 The unpoetic-looking population of London. 1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes II. vi. 39 The most unpoetic-looking Mr. Cupples. 1951 S. Spender World within World ii. 95 I began to realize that unpoetic-seeming things were material for poetry. 1988 C. McWilliam Case of Knives ii. 19 The mothers..weep and embrace my fat and unpoetic-looking colleagues. 2003 Guardian 8 Jan. (Society section) 12/4 The unpoetic sounding Slop Bog has been..declared a nature reserve. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1635
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