单词 | unprized |
释义 | unprizedadj.ΚΠ 1445 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 14 That thai sell na flesche vnprisit..vnder the payne of tynsal of the flesche. 1523 Burgh Court Bk. Selkirk f. 101v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unprisit Samekel as cane be prewet upone him tayne of the tenement of wmquhill Gillelok Wychtman as for pament of his annuel becaus it was tane wnprisit. 1553 in W. Cramond Rec. Elgin (1903) I. 121 That nayne [sc. sheep] be sauld vnprisit. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > beyond valuation unprizablec1400 unvaluable?1569 invaluable1576 inestimable1579 unvalued1590 priceless1594 unprized1601 invalued1603 unrateable1629 unpriceablea1641 unpriced1839 1601 R. Yarington Two Lamentable Trag. sig. E Now to you, that carry hence this wealth, This precious iewell, this vnprized good, Haue a regarde to vse him carefully. 3. Not prized or valued. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective] > underestimating or undervaluing > undervalued unprized1608 undervalued1629 short1669 misprized1702 unappreciated1828 minified1837 played-down1946 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear i. 250 Not all the Dukes in watrish Burgundie, Shall buy this vnprizd precious maide of me. View more context for this quotation a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 47 Women, are like the Arts, forc'd unto none, Open to'all searchers, unpriz'd, if unknowne. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongelovet, vnprised, or Vnrated. 1720 T. Gordon Humourist I. 43 If Dress and Finery are his Study, good Sense and Understanding will lie neglected and unpriz'd. 1795 E. Fenwick Secresy III. vi. 76 View him who bought your unprized tenderness with the empty breath of flattery. 1822 W. Wordsworth Memorials of Tour on Continent 38 Seemingly a Thing despised; Even by the sun and air unprized. 1897 Godey's Mag. Dec. 594/1 The old-fashioned ‘dresser’ or china-closet, whose shelves were gay with willow-ware and unprized but valuable specimens of early colonial pottery. 1906 A. C. Benson Walter Pater vii. 218 Though the way be difficult and arduous, the honour comes at last, unsought, unprized. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Guide Suppl.) 89 He's on a mission to be more assertive. This involves telling some difficult truths, eschewing his medication, and losing his unprized virginity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1445 |
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