unpraiseworthyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpreɪzˌwəːði/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpreɪzˌwərði/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and praiseworthy adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + praiseworthy adj.

Not worthy or deserving of praise.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [adjective] > worthy of dispraise > not praiseworthy

unpraisable?c1475

uncommendable1509

incommendable?1518

unlovablea1525

unlaudable1535

unplausible1563

unpraiseworthy1587

illaudable1589

unlucky1628

inextollible1772

unrecommendable1830

1587 R. Robinson tr. Urbanus Regius Solace of Sion f. 17 Who had not rather heare tenne hundreth thousande reproches of the vnprais-worthy Gentiles?

1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks iv. 59 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Th' other king ill-fauoured is,..And vnpraiseworthy drags his large brode belly all along.

1810 W. Sampson Trial Journeymen Cordwainers N.-Y. 74 Can it be said that the resolution not to work for a master who employed more than two apprentices, was unpraiseworthy?

1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 45 We do not mean to say that this minute exegesis is useless or unpraiseworthy.

1922 Mod. Lang. Notes 37 292 A priest with commendable artistic impulses, though unpraiseworthy morals.

2010 E. Anderson Imperative of Integration iii. 59 There are contexts in which ethnocentric discrimination on the basis of such identities is not unjust, although it may be deplorable or unpraiseworthy.

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

单词	unpraiseworthy
释义	unpraiseworthyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpreɪzˌwəːði/, U.S. /ˌənˈpreɪzˌwərði/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and praiseworthy adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, praiseworthy adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + praiseworthy adj. Not worthy or deserving of praise. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [adjective] > worthy of dispraise > not praiseworthy unpraisable?c1475 uncommendable1509 incommendable?1518 unlovablea1525 unlaudable1535 unplausible1563 unpraiseworthy1587 illaudable1589 unlucky1628 inextollible1772 unrecommendable1830 1587 R. Robinson tr. Urbanus Regius Solace of Sion f. 17 Who had not rather heare tenne hundreth thousande reproches of the vnprais-worthy Gentiles? 1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks iv. 59 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Th' other king ill-fauoured is,..And vnpraiseworthy drags his large brode belly all along. 1810 W. Sampson Trial Journeymen Cordwainers N.-Y. 74 Can it be said that the resolution not to work for a master who employed more than two apprentices, was unpraiseworthy? 1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 45 We do not mean to say that this minute exegesis is useless or unpraiseworthy. 1922 Mod. Lang. Notes 37 292 A priest with commendable artistic impulses, though unpraiseworthy morals. 2010 E. Anderson Imperative of Integration iii. 59 There are contexts in which ethnocentric discrimination on the basis of such identities is not unjust, although it may be deplorable or unpraiseworthy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1587
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