unusedadj.

/ʌnˈjuːzd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

1. Unaccustomed (esp. to something, or with infinitive) (now frequently with pronunciation

/ʌnˈjuːst/) before to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not used or accustomed

unused1297

insolent?a1505

uncustomed?1520

unwont1552

unured1566

unwonteda1586

unhardened1600

unseasoned1608

unaccustomed1611

unconversanta1674

uninureda1708

unhackneyed1760

unfamiliarized1775

unhabituated1796

unhabituate1815

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 4367 Vor þer ȝe abbeþ nou vif ȝer of batayle vn-vsed be.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 431 Suche persoones as ben vnkunnyng and vnvsid in vertues.

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Inceduus, vnvsed to be cutte.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xxvi. sig. Yy8 So that, vnused to a way of courtesie,..he hastily went away.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 358 One whose subdued eyes, Albeit vnused to the melting moode, Drops teares.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 522 Æneas couch'd his Spear, Unus'd to Threats, and more unus'd to Fear.

a1771 T. Gray Agrippina in Poems (1775) 129 A thousand haughty hearts, unus'd to shake When a boy frowns.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. ix. 436 [She was] unused to transact any sort of business for herself.

1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. ix. 235 The student who is unused to the examination of papers.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 411 Her gaoler's torches filled with light The dreary place, blinding her unused eyes.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 362 He..felt the golden circle of the crown..upon his un~used head.

in extended use.?1617 T. Campion 3rd & 4th Bk. Ayres iii. xxviii. sig. F2 Hils [would prove] too high for my vnused pace.

2. Not made use of; unemployed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective]

unused1398

uncorea1400

unoccupied?a1439

unspendedc1440

unspent1466

undispendeda1483

untouched1538

unexpended1571

spared1580

fallow1588

unemployed1600

untasted1609

unenjoyed1643

unhandled1826

unutilized1868

inutilized1874

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) vi. xxix Yren..rosteþ if it is to longe vnne vsed.

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox, Wolf, & Husbandman l. 2240 in Poems (1981) 85 The oxin wes vnwsit, ȝoung, and licht.

1546 Sc. Acts, Mary (1814) II. 472 Þe said remissioune blank & obligatioune.. one vsit.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. viii. sig. H2 A bounch of keyes.., The which vnused rust did ouergrow.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. iv. 9 + 30 Sure he..gaue vs not That capabilitie..To fust in vs vnvsd.

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci v. iii. 97 Some dull old thing, Some outworn and unused monotony.

1860 J. Forster Deb. Grand Remonstr. 37 A maxim not unused by even Norman kings.

1887 Spectator 22 Oct. 1415 One of the churches..is unused, being considered dangerous.

3. Not in use; unusual; unwonted. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > unusual or unwonted

uncustomable1387

unwonea1400

unwontc1400

unwonedc1455

inconsuete?a1475

insolite1490

unused1513

unaccustomed1526

inusitate1546

unordinary1547

uncustomed1552

unwonted1553

insolent1581

unusual1582

unaccustomable1584

unquainted1587

wontless1587

untrafficked1596

diswonted1600

inordinary1606

inusual1609

invulgar1610

uncommon1611

uncustomary1650

uncommonplace1873

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. i. 33 By a quent vnvsit [L. in~suetum] way to knaw, Towart the frosty poil artik he flaw.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 390 Inuentyng flatteryng wordes and vnused termes.

1570 T. Norton tr. A. Nowell Catechisme 32 b Neither is it vnused among men,..to be suretie..for an other.

1637 G. Daniel Genius of Isle 417 My frozen witts,..Enlivened by a Splendor far more great, Have vnus'd Raptures.

1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 127 Yet I wish you had..forborn the hard and unused expression of an Inward Crown.

1835 R. Browning Paracelsus i. 38 In unused conjuncture, Where sickness breaks the body.

1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason vi. 119 Strange dainty things they ate, Of unused savour.

Derivatives

unˈusedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [noun] > unwontedness or unusualness

unusualness1579

unusednessa1586

unwontedness1591

insolency?1612

insolencea1631

uncommonness1705

unfamiliarity1755

unusuality1799

out-of-the-wayness1800

unaccustomedness1866

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [noun] > condition or fact of being unused

lyinga1616

unusedness1865

inusitateness1888

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. f. 241 Comparing the vnusednes of this act with the vnripenesse of theyr age.

1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys i. 10 That air of unusedness which a black silk dress..may keep.

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

单词	unused
释义	unusedadj. /ʌnˈjuːzd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. Unaccustomed (esp. to something, or with infinitive) (now frequently with pronunciation /ʌnˈjuːst/) before to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not used or accustomed unused1297 insolent?a1505 uncustomed?1520 unwont1552 unured1566 unwonteda1586 unhardened1600 unseasoned1608 unaccustomed1611 unconversanta1674 uninureda1708 unhackneyed1760 unfamiliarized1775 unhabituated1796 unhabituate1815 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 4367 Vor þer ȝe abbeþ nou vif ȝer of batayle vn-vsed be. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 431 Suche persoones as ben vnkunnyng and vnvsid in vertues. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Inceduus, vnvsed to be cutte. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xxvi. sig. Yy8 So that, vnused to a way of courtesie,..he hastily went away. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 358 One whose subdued eyes, Albeit vnused to the melting moode, Drops teares. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 522 Æneas couch'd his Spear, Unus'd to Threats, and more unus'd to Fear. a1771 T. Gray Agrippina in Poems (1775) 129 A thousand haughty hearts, unus'd to shake When a boy frowns. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. ix. 436 [She was] unused to transact any sort of business for herself. 1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. ix. 235 The student who is unused to the examination of papers. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 411 Her gaoler's torches filled with light The dreary place, blinding her unused eyes. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 362 He..felt the golden circle of the crown..upon his un~used head. in extended use.?1617 T. Campion 3rd & 4th Bk. Ayres iii. xxviii. sig. F2 Hils [would prove] too high for my vnused pace. 2. Not made use of; unemployed. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] unused1398 uncorea1400 unoccupied?a1439 unspendedc1440 unspent1466 undispendeda1483 untouched1538 unexpended1571 spared1580 fallow1588 unemployed1600 untasted1609 unenjoyed1643 unhandled1826 unutilized1868 inutilized1874 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) vi. xxix Yren..rosteþ if it is to longe vnne vsed. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox, Wolf, & Husbandman l. 2240 in Poems (1981) 85 The oxin wes vnwsit, ȝoung, and licht. 1546 Sc. Acts, Mary (1814) II. 472 Þe said remissioune blank & obligatioune.. one vsit. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. viii. sig. H2 A bounch of keyes.., The which vnused rust did ouergrow. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. iv. 9 + 30 Sure he..gaue vs not That capabilitie..To fust in vs vnvsd. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci v. iii. 97 Some dull old thing, Some outworn and unused monotony. 1860 J. Forster Deb. Grand Remonstr. 37 A maxim not unused by even Norman kings. 1887 Spectator 22 Oct. 1415 One of the churches..is unused, being considered dangerous. 3. Not in use; unusual; unwonted. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > unusual or unwonted uncustomable1387 unwonea1400 unwontc1400 unwonedc1455 inconsuete?a1475 insolite1490 unused1513 unaccustomed1526 inusitate1546 unordinary1547 uncustomed1552 unwonted1553 insolent1581 unusual1582 unaccustomable1584 unquainted1587 wontless1587 untrafficked1596 diswonted1600 inordinary1606 inusual1609 invulgar1610 uncommon1611 uncustomary1650 uncommonplace1873 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. i. 33 By a quent vnvsit [L. in~suetum] way to knaw, Towart the frosty poil artik he flaw. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 390 Inuentyng flatteryng wordes and vnused termes. 1570 T. Norton tr. A. Nowell Catechisme 32 b Neither is it vnused among men,..to be suretie..for an other. 1637 G. Daniel Genius of Isle 417 My frozen witts,..Enlivened by a Splendor far more great, Have vnus'd Raptures. 1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 127 Yet I wish you had..forborn the hard and unused expression of an Inward Crown. 1835 R. Browning Paracelsus i. 38 In unused conjuncture, Where sickness breaks the body. 1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason vi. 119 Strange dainty things they ate, Of unused savour. Derivatives unˈusedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [noun] > unwontedness or unusualness unusualness1579 unusednessa1586 unwontedness1591 insolency?1612 insolencea1631 uncommonness1705 unfamiliarity1755 unusuality1799 out-of-the-wayness1800 unaccustomedness1866 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [noun] > condition or fact of being unused lyinga1616 unusedness1865 inusitateness1888 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. f. 241 Comparing the vnusednes of this act with the vnripenesse of theyr age. 1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys i. 10 That air of unusedness which a black silk dress..may keep. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1297
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