unwatchfuladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈwɒtʃf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌənˈwɑtʃfəl/,

/ˌənˈwɔtʃfəl/

(un- prefix¹ 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > not vigilant

unwaker?c1225

unvigilant1611

unwatchful1611

watchless1622

invigilant1661

unalert1829

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inuigilante, vnuigilant, vnwatchfull.

1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. xx. 256 They are..incurious in their walking, unwatchfull in their circumstances.

1720 A. Petrie Rules Good Deportm. in Wks. (1877) 118 It is not discreet nor just in Ministers..to be unwatchfull over their Flock.

a1740 I. Watts Ess. Var. Subj. (1795) 271 Every christian, even the weak and the unwatchful.

c1750 J. Nelson Jrnl. (1836) 40 You are more light and unwatchful than you used to be.

1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude ii. 45 I..difference Perceived in things, where, to the unwatchful eye, No difference is.

1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 19 Its once grim bulwarks, tamed to lovers' walks, Look down unwatchful on the sliding Eure.

Derivatives

unˈwatchfully adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adverb] > not vigilantly

unwatchfully1867

1867 J. Ruskin Time & Tide (1872) 75 In summing the observation of past life not un~watchfully spent.

unˈwatchfulness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > absence of vigilance

invigilancy1611

unwatchfulness1611

watchlessness1690

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inuigilanza, vnwatchfulnesse.

a1658 J. Durham Comm. Revelation (1660) 181 There was much..unwatchfulnesse and untendernesse in both these respects before God.

1682 W. Rogers 7th Pt. Christian-Quaker 78 No wonder if the High as well as the Low come to a Loss through their unwatchfulness.

1787 in Jrnl. Friends Hist. Soc. XIX. 92 Through unwatchfulness and the depravity of my heart.

1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxxi. 354 Whether thou wilt be still watchful over thyself, when there is so much to persuade to unwatchfulness.

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

单词	unwatchful
释义	unwatchfuladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwɒtʃf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌənˈwɑtʃfəl/, /ˌənˈwɔtʃfəl/ (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > not vigilant unwaker?c1225 unvigilant1611 unwatchful1611 watchless1622 invigilant1661 unalert1829 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inuigilante, vnuigilant, vnwatchfull. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. xx. 256 They are..incurious in their walking, unwatchfull in their circumstances. 1720 A. Petrie Rules Good Deportm. in Wks. (1877) 118 It is not discreet nor just in Ministers..to be unwatchfull over their Flock. a1740 I. Watts Ess. Var. Subj. (1795) 271 Every christian, even the weak and the unwatchful. c1750 J. Nelson Jrnl. (1836) 40 You are more light and unwatchful than you used to be. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude ii. 45 I..difference Perceived in things, where, to the unwatchful eye, No difference is. 1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 19 Its once grim bulwarks, tamed to lovers' walks, Look down unwatchful on the sliding Eure. Derivatives unˈwatchfully adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adverb] > not vigilantly unwatchfully1867 1867 J. Ruskin Time & Tide (1872) 75 In summing the observation of past life not un~watchfully spent. unˈwatchfulness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > absence of vigilance invigilancy1611 unwatchfulness1611 watchlessness1690 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inuigilanza, vnwatchfulnesse. a1658 J. Durham Comm. Revelation (1660) 181 There was much..unwatchfulnesse and untendernesse in both these respects before God. 1682 W. Rogers 7th Pt. Christian-Quaker 78 No wonder if the High as well as the Low come to a Loss through their unwatchfulness. 1787 in Jrnl. Friends Hist. Soc. XIX. 92 Through unwatchfulness and the depravity of my heart. 1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxxi. 354 Whether thou wilt be still watchful over thyself, when there is so much to persuade to unwatchfulness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1611
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