unprecedentedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɛsᵻdɛntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɛsədən(t)əd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and precedent n. and -ed suffix¹; also 1600s–1700s (1800s– nonstandard) unpresidented.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, precedent n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + precedent n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly later precedented adj.

Having no precedent; unparalleled; never previously done, known, or experienced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > unprecedented

unprecedented1641

non-precedential1642

unprecedental1648

unprecedentialc1700

α.

1641 J. Finch Lord Keeper his Speech before Kings Majesty sig. A3 His Majesties pious example vnpresidented by a King..will give you for the house of Commons, and all the world, cause to rest confident.

1642 King Charles I His Majesties Answer Declar. both Houses conc. Comm. Array 1 July 2 A late pretended Ordinance..made in an unparliamentarie, unpresidented, and unjustifiable way.

1752 Whipping Rods 31 Should he at last be any way sensible of his error, it would surely be unpresidented.

1870 Punchinello 16 July 243/2 Such a course is not, you'll Grant, unpresidented.

1990 Times 1 Aug. 32/1 (advt.) Due to the unpresidented demand for high quality flats and houses by our awaiting corporate clients we urgently require properties.

β. 1643 H. Parker Oath of Pacification 25 With what regret then ought the king to look upon this unprecedented dysaster?1716 J. Addison Freeholder No. 16. ⁋5 Nor did the Legislature do any thing in this that was unprecedented.1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas p. xiv An audacious and unprecedented Action.1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 147 Some startling circumstance..which I was assured was unprecedented.1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §3. 487 A speech of unprecedented boldness.1915 A. MacLeish Let. c26 June (1983) 14 Yale won all three crew races on the river yesterday—a thing unprecedented in recent years.2011 Private Eye 27 May 10/4 Public libraries are facing closures and cutbacks on an unprecedented scale.

Derivatives

unˈprecedentedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > state of being unprecedented

unprecedentedness1677

1677 A. Marvell Acct. Growth Popery 138 There was but one reson given herein for declining the granting money and that is the Unpresidentednesse.

1769 App. to Amer. Gaz. 9 The Violence and Unprecedentedness of the Procedure with Regard to the taking away of the said Vessel.

1819 Times 15 Dec. Unprecedentedness ought not to be introduced as an argument against any measure.

1927 M. H. Farbridge Judaism & Mod. Mind 133 It is the novelty and unprecedentedness which has caused this wonder in Israel.

2001 Y. Bauer Rethinking Holocaust (2002) iv. 74 The very unprecedentedness of the Holocaust..makes it of universal importance.

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

单词	unprecedented
释义	unprecedentedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɛsᵻdɛntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɛsədən(t)əd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and precedent n. and -ed suffix¹; also 1600s–1700s (1800s– nonstandard) unpresidented. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, precedent n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + precedent n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly later precedented adj. Having no precedent; unparalleled; never previously done, known, or experienced. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > unprecedented unprecedented1641 non-precedential1642 unprecedental1648 unprecedentialc1700 α. 1641 J. Finch Lord Keeper his Speech before Kings Majesty sig. A3 His Majesties pious example vnpresidented by a King..will give you for the house of Commons, and all the world, cause to rest confident. 1642 King Charles I His Majesties Answer Declar. both Houses conc. Comm. Array 1 July 2 A late pretended Ordinance..made in an unparliamentarie, unpresidented, and unjustifiable way. 1752 Whipping Rods 31 Should he at last be any way sensible of his error, it would surely be unpresidented. 1870 Punchinello 16 July 243/2 Such a course is not, you'll Grant, unpresidented. 1990 Times 1 Aug. 32/1 (advt.) Due to the unpresidented demand for high quality flats and houses by our awaiting corporate clients we urgently require properties. β. 1643 H. Parker Oath of Pacification 25 With what regret then ought the king to look upon this unprecedented dysaster?1716 J. Addison Freeholder No. 16. ⁋5 Nor did the Legislature do any thing in this that was unprecedented.1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas p. xiv An audacious and unprecedented Action.1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 147 Some startling circumstance..which I was assured was unprecedented.1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §3. 487 A speech of unprecedented boldness.1915 A. MacLeish Let. c26 June (1983) 14 Yale won all three crew races on the river yesterday—a thing unprecedented in recent years.2011 Private Eye 27 May 10/4 Public libraries are facing closures and cutbacks on an unprecedented scale. Derivatives unˈprecedentedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > state of being unprecedented unprecedentedness1677 1677 A. Marvell Acct. Growth Popery 138 There was but one reson given herein for declining the granting money and that is the Unpresidentednesse. 1769 App. to Amer. Gaz. 9 The Violence and Unprecedentedness of the Procedure with Regard to the taking away of the said Vessel. 1819 Times 15 Dec. Unprecedentedness ought not to be introduced as an argument against any measure. 1927 M. H. Farbridge Judaism & Mod. Mind 133 It is the novelty and unprecedentedness which has caused this wonder in Israel. 2001 Y. Bauer Rethinking Holocaust (2002) iv. 74 The very unprecedentedness of the Holocaust..makes it of universal importance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1641
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