unsizeableadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsizeable.

†1. Unequal in size; not of the proper or exact size. Obsolete.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [adjective] > equal or matching > unequal in size

unsizeable1652

1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxviii. 197 Make your Horses and Oxen as equall as you can possibly, if they be unsizeable, your highest draw up your lowest, and your lowest draw down the highest.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. v. 78 [Do] not let the edge of your Hatchet cut too deep into the stuff, lest you..spoil your stuff by making it unsizeable.

1704 London Gaz. No. 3888/3 The 35 Tun of unsizeable and crackt Brass Ordance.

1716 B. Church Entertaining Passages Philip's War ii. 63 Some of their Bullets were so unsizeable that some of them were forc'd to make slugs while they were ingag'd.

2. Of excessive size; too large or bulky. Obsolete.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > excessively large

overgrowna1398

rank?a1400

exorbitant1662

unsizeable1698

overlarge1890

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 9 An unsizeable Sword to their Backs.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 162 I was made at by an unsizable Snake.

1710 Tatler No. 241. ⁋3 I am not without hopes, that by this method I shall bring some unsizable friends of mine into shape and breadth.

1736 T. Prince New Eng. Chronol. I. 250 If I now proceed to the End of this Second Section,..it will make the First Volume too unsizeable.

figurative.1755 Pitt in Anecd. (1810) I. xii. 202 This unsizable project, impracticable and desperate as it is,..will..bring bankruptcy upon Great Britain.1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 379 And Who or What are these Proprietaries? In the Province, unsizeable Subjects and unsufficient Lords.

3. Not grown to a proper size; immature.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > imperfectly developed or immature

ungrown1593

immature1610

unsizeable1746

aborted1754

agenesic1900

1746 R. Griffiths Ess. Jurisdict. Thames 52 [They] annually destroy infinite Numbers of unsizeable Smelts.

1759 Act 33 Geo. II c. 27 §13 Any Spawn, Fry, or Brood of Fish, or any unsizeable Fish, or any Fish out of Season.

1833 J. Cornish in Rep. Sel. Comm. Brit. Channel Fisheries 148 Millions of young and unsizeable fish.

1887 Field 24 Dec. 953/2 The keepers are..instructed to..prosecute the possessors of unsizeable pike.

Derivatives

unˈsizeableness n.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [noun] > suitable or normal > condition of not being the proper size

unsizeableness1746

1746 London Mag. 324 Diversity of Weapons.., Unsizeableness of the Men, and Want of..Discipline in their Officers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unsizeable
释义	unsizeableadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsizeable. †1. Unequal in size; not of the proper or exact size. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [adjective] > equal or matching > unequal in size unsizeable1652 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxviii. 197 Make your Horses and Oxen as equall as you can possibly, if they be unsizeable, your highest draw up your lowest, and your lowest draw down the highest. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. v. 78 [Do] not let the edge of your Hatchet cut too deep into the stuff, lest you..spoil your stuff by making it unsizeable. 1704 London Gaz. No. 3888/3 The 35 Tun of unsizeable and crackt Brass Ordance. 1716 B. Church Entertaining Passages Philip's War ii. 63 Some of their Bullets were so unsizeable that some of them were forc'd to make slugs while they were ingag'd. 2. Of excessive size; too large or bulky. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > excessively large overgrowna1398 rank?a1400 exorbitant1662 unsizeable1698 overlarge1890 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 9 An unsizeable Sword to their Backs. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 162 I was made at by an unsizable Snake. 1710 Tatler No. 241. ⁋3 I am not without hopes, that by this method I shall bring some unsizable friends of mine into shape and breadth. 1736 T. Prince New Eng. Chronol. I. 250 If I now proceed to the End of this Second Section,..it will make the First Volume too unsizeable. figurative.1755 Pitt in Anecd. (1810) I. xii. 202 This unsizable project, impracticable and desperate as it is,..will..bring bankruptcy upon Great Britain.1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 379 And Who or What are these Proprietaries? In the Province, unsizeable Subjects and unsufficient Lords. 3. Not grown to a proper size; immature. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > imperfectly developed or immature ungrown1593 immature1610 unsizeable1746 aborted1754 agenesic1900 1746 R. Griffiths Ess. Jurisdict. Thames 52 [They] annually destroy infinite Numbers of unsizeable Smelts. 1759 Act 33 Geo. II c. 27 §13 Any Spawn, Fry, or Brood of Fish, or any unsizeable Fish, or any Fish out of Season. 1833 J. Cornish in Rep. Sel. Comm. Brit. Channel Fisheries 148 Millions of young and unsizeable fish. 1887 Field 24 Dec. 953/2 The keepers are..instructed to..prosecute the possessors of unsizeable pike. Derivatives unˈsizeableness n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [noun] > suitable or normal > condition of not being the proper size unsizeableness1746 1746 London Mag. 324 Diversity of Weapons.., Unsizeableness of the Men, and Want of..Discipline in their Officers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1652
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