unthriftn.adj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 6. Compare wanthrift n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈthrift.

†1. A malpractice; a defect or fault in conduct.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [noun] > instance of

unthrift1303

misbreydec1380

misdemeanoura1513

misordera1538

miscarriage1579

delinquishment1593

delinquency1603

misconducts1697

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > an evil deed > an evil deed, fault, or offence

sinc825

guilt971

man deedOE

evilOE

misbodea1200

follya1275

unthrift1303

misbreydec1380

offencec1384

crimec1390

forfeit1393

felonya1400

faultc1400

misfeatc1400

feat1481

demerit1485

misdemeanoura1513

facta1533

piaculum1575

miscarriage1579

delinquishment1593

delinquency1603

piacle1644

amissness1648

peccancy1648

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 12339 Þer ys an vnþryfte Þat doþ moche skaþe yn shryfte.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) ii. cxxii. 121 Þis mantelle..was maad for to..mantelle with my defautes, and consele myne vnthriftes.

a. Want of thrift or economy; neglect of thriving or doing well; †dissolute conduct, loose behaviour, impropriety.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > improper behaviour

unskillc1175

unkina1200

unthriftc1374

inconveniencec1460

mal-behaviour1721

impropriety1751

paw-pawness1828

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > unfitting conduct > [noun]

unskillc1175

unthriftc1374

inconveniencec1460

indecency1589

unworthiness1608

inconveniencya1616

malconduct1684

mal-behaviour1721

misdealing1851

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > lack of thrift

unthriftc1374

unthriftinessc1450

wanthrifta1522

unthriftihead1590

thriftlessness1817

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 431 To don his wo to falle, He rought nought what vnthrift þat he seyde.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 516 Hit is sothe, þat alle mannez wyttez To vn-þryfte arn alle þrawen with þoȝt of her herttez.

c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. viii. 55 These ben the children of tristesse,..ful of ydelnes and al maner vnthrifte.

1483 Cath. Angl. 385/2 Wn Thryfte, deuigencia.

a1500 (a1475) G. Ashby Dicta Philosophorum l. 469 in Poems (1899) 63 That the myddyl of your liffe be not spent In ydelnesse, ne in vnthrifte myswent.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 250 Many one blames their Wife, for their own unthrift.1830 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1840) II. 320 The Hof public openly finding her guilty of Unthrift.1860 All Year Round 28 Apr. 62 No idleness was allowed in her house; no unthrift, no useless dawdlings.1887 American XIV. 23 Both fell an easy prey to every adverse circumstance which poverty and unthrift can offer.

b. Lack of thriving.

ΚΠ

1882 26th Ann. Rep. Maine Board Agric. 391 The first appearance of unthrift in a tree should receive prompt attention.

a. An unthrifty (†unthriving), shiftless, or dissolute person; a spendthrift, prodigal.Frequently c1520–1690. Occasionally to play the unthrift.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > dissolute conduct > dissolute person > [noun]

unthriftc1330

castaway1526

degenerate1555

rakehellc1560

ruffian1560

reprobate1592

rakeshame1598

wag-wanton1601

pavement-beater1611

perdu1611

wantoner1665

profligate1679

rantipole1699

rakehellyc1768

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [noun] > person

unthriftc1330

riotor1389

rioterc1440

palliard1484

skyrgalliarda1529

rakehellc1560

ranger1560

rakeshame1598

dissolute1608

pavement-beater1611

rakell1622

ranter1652

huzza1660

whorehopper1664

profligate1679

rakehellonian1692

rake1693

buck1725

blood1749

gay blade1750

have-at-alla1761

rakehellyc1768

hell-rake?1774

randan1779

rip1781

roué1781

hell-raker1816

tiger1827

raver1960

dog1994

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > squanderer or prodigal

waster1352

spender1393

fool-large?c1425

neve1440

stroyc1440

strawer1460

scapethrifta1500

prodigal son (also daughter, child)1508

nephew1532

scatterer1535

stroy-good1540

prodigal1547

spend-all1553

dingthrift1566

stroy-all1573

scattergood1577

slip-thrift1579

waste-good1585

slide-thrifta1591

spendthrift1601

unthrifta1602

prodiga1605

spend-good1605

wastethrift1608

prodigal1609

lavisher1611

squanderer1611

decoctor1615

profuser1616

extravagant1745

dissipater1799

wastrel1887

squander-bug1943

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 7231 Go we now, & sle þat vnþrift.

c1480 (a1400) St. Ninian 661 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 323 Þai..tretyt weile þat vnthrifte, til eld had it brocht fra schrifte.

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. cxl. f. clii^v/2 At theyr metynge togyder this Vnthryft gaaf hym a buffett.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. cxliii^v A folysshe man rurall If he a churle, a fole and vnthrift be The more he lokyth to come to hye degre.

1556 in J. G. Nichols Chron. Grey Friars (1852) 73 Vacobondes that wold not labor, but play the unthryftes.

a1602 W. Perkins Cases of Consc. (1619) 74 The young vnthrift in the Gospell, called the Prodigall child.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. ix. 124 If he played the unthrift with this golden occasion.

1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires v. 69 Shall I..My Friends disgrace, And be the first lewd Unthrift of my Race?

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 295 When a man on an inquest of idiocy hath been returned an unthrift and not an idiot, no farther proceedings have been had.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. vi. 99 The Earl of Oxford, a young unthrift, whom Foster had more than once accommodated with loans.

1862 Sir H. Cairns in Times 2 Jan. The Roman law made no distinction between unthrifts and idiots.

figurative.1571 E. Wollay New Yeres Gyft 14 Wee know what thanckes wee owe to God for all his giftes; Yet contrary we showe to him ourselves unthriftes.1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 18 As we count him a bad Husband, that foloweth game on the Market-day, so may we as wel count him a spiritual unthrift, that spends the Sabbath in that sort.

†b. One who is prodigal of something. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1640 F. Quarles Enchyridion i. xciii Fury..being an unthrift of its owne strength.

1659 in J. Wilson et al. Select Ayres & Dialogues 24 I do confess th'art sweet, yet find Thee such an Unthrift of thy Sweets.

1666 W. Spurstowe Spiritual Chymist lix. 175 The most of men are such unthrifts of time.

Compounds

attributive or as adj. Prodigal, spendthrift.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adjective] > thriftless

unthrifty1532

unthrift?a1562

thriftless1576

wanthrifty1621

?a1562 G. Cavendish Life Wolsey (1959) 32 Thou hast allwayes byn a prowde, presumpcious, disdaynfull, And a very onthryfte waster.

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. B2 ^v Sir Rowland Russet-coat..hath much a doo..to keepe his vnthrift elbowes in reparations.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice v. i. 16 In such a night did Iessica steale from the wealthy Iewe, and with an vnthrift loue did runne from Venice.

1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans i. vi The unthrift Sunne shot vitall gold A thousand peeces.

1865 A. Cary Ballads & Lyrics 66 When I met a man, unthrift and lorn.

1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 15 This unthrift housekeeping that will not brook A dish warmed-over at the feast of life.

Derivatives

unˈthrift-like adj. and adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adverb] > thriftlessly

unthriftilyc1386

unthriftfully1549

unthrift-like1607

thriftlessly1846

1607 T. Heywood Woman Kilde with Kindnesse sig. D3 Now Nicklas you want mony, And vnthrift like would eat into your wages.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unthrift
释义	unthriftn.adj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 6. Compare wanthrift n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈthrift. †1. A malpractice; a defect or fault in conduct. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [noun] > instance of unthrift1303 misbreydec1380 misdemeanoura1513 misordera1538 miscarriage1579 delinquishment1593 delinquency1603 misconducts1697 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > an evil deed > an evil deed, fault, or offence sinc825 guilt971 man deedOE evilOE misbodea1200 follya1275 unthrift1303 misbreydec1380 offencec1384 crimec1390 forfeit1393 felonya1400 faultc1400 misfeatc1400 feat1481 demerit1485 misdemeanoura1513 facta1533 piaculum1575 miscarriage1579 delinquishment1593 delinquency1603 piacle1644 amissness1648 peccancy1648 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 12339 Þer ys an vnþryfte Þat doþ moche skaþe yn shryfte. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) ii. cxxii. 121 Þis mantelle..was maad for to..mantelle with my defautes, and consele myne vnthriftes. 2. a. Want of thrift or economy; neglect of thriving or doing well; †dissolute conduct, loose behaviour, impropriety. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > improper behaviour unskillc1175 unkina1200 unthriftc1374 inconveniencec1460 mal-behaviour1721 impropriety1751 paw-pawness1828 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > unfitting conduct > [noun] unskillc1175 unthriftc1374 inconveniencec1460 indecency1589 unworthiness1608 inconveniencya1616 malconduct1684 mal-behaviour1721 misdealing1851 the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > lack of thrift unthriftc1374 unthriftinessc1450 wanthrifta1522 unthriftihead1590 thriftlessness1817 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 431 To don his wo to falle, He rought nought what vnthrift þat he seyde. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 516 Hit is sothe, þat alle mannez wyttez To vn-þryfte arn alle þrawen with þoȝt of her herttez. c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. viii. 55 These ben the children of tristesse,..ful of ydelnes and al maner vnthrifte. 1483 Cath. Angl. 385/2 Wn Thryfte, deuigencia. a1500 (a1475) G. Ashby Dicta Philosophorum l. 469 in Poems (1899) 63 That the myddyl of your liffe be not spent In ydelnesse, ne in vnthrifte myswent. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 250 Many one blames their Wife, for their own unthrift.1830 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1840) II. 320 The Hof public openly finding her guilty of Unthrift.1860 All Year Round 28 Apr. 62 No idleness was allowed in her house; no unthrift, no useless dawdlings.1887 American XIV. 23 Both fell an easy prey to every adverse circumstance which poverty and unthrift can offer. b. Lack of thriving. ΚΠ 1882 26th Ann. Rep. Maine Board Agric. 391 The first appearance of unthrift in a tree should receive prompt attention. 3. a. An unthrifty (†unthriving), shiftless, or dissolute person; a spendthrift, prodigal.Frequently c1520–1690. Occasionally to play the unthrift. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > dissolute conduct > dissolute person > [noun] unthriftc1330 castaway1526 degenerate1555 rakehellc1560 ruffian1560 reprobate1592 rakeshame1598 wag-wanton1601 pavement-beater1611 perdu1611 wantoner1665 profligate1679 rantipole1699 rakehellyc1768 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [noun] > person unthriftc1330 riotor1389 rioterc1440 palliard1484 skyrgalliarda1529 rakehellc1560 ranger1560 rakeshame1598 dissolute1608 pavement-beater1611 rakell1622 ranter1652 huzza1660 whorehopper1664 profligate1679 rakehellonian1692 rake1693 buck1725 blood1749 gay blade1750 have-at-alla1761 rakehellyc1768 hell-rake?1774 randan1779 rip1781 roué1781 hell-raker1816 tiger1827 raver1960 dog1994 the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > squanderer or prodigal waster1352 spender1393 fool-large?c1425 neve1440 stroyc1440 strawer1460 scapethrifta1500 prodigal son (also daughter, child)1508 nephew1532 scatterer1535 stroy-good1540 prodigal1547 spend-all1553 dingthrift1566 stroy-all1573 scattergood1577 slip-thrift1579 waste-good1585 slide-thrifta1591 spendthrift1601 unthrifta1602 prodiga1605 spend-good1605 wastethrift1608 prodigal1609 lavisher1611 squanderer1611 decoctor1615 profuser1616 extravagant1745 dissipater1799 wastrel1887 squander-bug1943 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 7231 Go we now, & sle þat vnþrift. c1480 (a1400) St. Ninian 661 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 323 Þai..tretyt weile þat vnthrifte, til eld had it brocht fra schrifte. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. cxl. f. clii^v/2 At theyr metynge togyder this Vnthryft gaaf hym a buffett. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. cxliii^v A folysshe man rurall If he a churle, a fole and vnthrift be The more he lokyth to come to hye degre. 1556 in J. G. Nichols Chron. Grey Friars (1852) 73 Vacobondes that wold not labor, but play the unthryftes. a1602 W. Perkins Cases of Consc. (1619) 74 The young vnthrift in the Gospell, called the Prodigall child. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. ix. 124 If he played the unthrift with this golden occasion. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires v. 69 Shall I..My Friends disgrace, And be the first lewd Unthrift of my Race? 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 295 When a man on an inquest of idiocy hath been returned an unthrift and not an idiot, no farther proceedings have been had. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. vi. 99 The Earl of Oxford, a young unthrift, whom Foster had more than once accommodated with loans. 1862 Sir H. Cairns in Times 2 Jan. The Roman law made no distinction between unthrifts and idiots. figurative.1571 E. Wollay New Yeres Gyft 14 Wee know what thanckes wee owe to God for all his giftes; Yet contrary we showe to him ourselves unthriftes.1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 18 As we count him a bad Husband, that foloweth game on the Market-day, so may we as wel count him a spiritual unthrift, that spends the Sabbath in that sort. †b. One who is prodigal of something. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1640 F. Quarles Enchyridion i. xciii Fury..being an unthrift of its owne strength. 1659 in J. Wilson et al. Select Ayres & Dialogues 24 I do confess th'art sweet, yet find Thee such an Unthrift of thy Sweets. 1666 W. Spurstowe Spiritual Chymist lix. 175 The most of men are such unthrifts of time. Compounds attributive or as adj. Prodigal, spendthrift. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adjective] > thriftless unthrifty1532 unthrift?a1562 thriftless1576 wanthrifty1621 ?a1562 G. Cavendish Life Wolsey (1959) 32 Thou hast allwayes byn a prowde, presumpcious, disdaynfull, And a very onthryfte waster. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. B2 ^v Sir Rowland Russet-coat..hath much a doo..to keepe his vnthrift elbowes in reparations. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice v. i. 16 In such a night did Iessica steale from the wealthy Iewe, and with an vnthrift loue did runne from Venice. View more context for this quotation 1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans i. vi The unthrift Sunne shot vitall gold A thousand peeces. 1865 A. Cary Ballads & Lyrics 66 When I met a man, unthrift and lorn. 1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 15 This unthrift housekeeping that will not brook A dish warmed-over at the feast of life. Derivatives unˈthrift-like adj. and adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adverb] > thriftlessly unthriftilyc1386 unthriftfully1549 unthrift-like1607 thriftlessly1846 1607 T. Heywood Woman Kilde with Kindnesse sig. D3 Now Nicklas you want mony, And vnthrift like would eat into your wages. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1303
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