unwishedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈwɪʃt/, U.S. /ˌənˈwɪʃt/ 1.
a. Not wished, desired, or asked for; undesired.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > not desiring or desirous of > not desired
unsought?c1225
unwished1583
uncourted1595
undesired1599
unaffected1611
unwished-for1617
unwilled1648
uncontended1697
unwanted1697
unbesought1739
uncoveted1769
unlonged-for1834
inappetible1874
1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. Pref. sig. ¶¶ 2 What proofe this latter hath, and what vnwished matter to furnish out a larger complaynt, I spare to speake.
1621 F. Quarles Hadassa i. sig. C4 In lauish Cups..Came wine vnwisht.
?a1650 W. Bosworth Chast & Lost Lovers (1651) ii. 790 Those griefs..never ceas'd to move A desp'rate end, for that unwisht mischance Still gnawing on my soul.
1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 113 Heaping unwish'd wealth, I distant roam.
1730 J. Thomson Winter in Seasons 194 Nor is the night unwish'd; while vital heat,..and joy the dubious day forsake.
1757 M. Akenside Pleasures Imag. ii. 401 Not poison, nor sharp fire,..Were at that season an unwished exchange.
1855 Poultry Chron. 3 338/2 The greatest gain will often, unsought and unwished, attend the first-class.
b. Unwanted, unwelcome, unpleasing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant
loatha700
unsweetc890
grimlyc893
unquemeOE
un-i-quemeOE
evila1131
sourc1175
illc1220
unhightlyc1275
unwelcomec1325
unblithec1330
unnetc1330
unrekena1350
unagreeablec1374
uncouthc1380
unsavouryc1380
displeasantc1386
unlikinga1398
ungaina1400
crabbedc1400
unlovelyc1400
displeasing1401
eschewc1420
unsoot1420
mislikinga1425
unlikelya1425
unlustya1425
fastidiousc1425
unpleasantc1430
displicable1471
unthankfulc1475
displeasant1481
uneasy1483
unpleasinga1500
unfaring1513
badc1530
malpleasant?1533
noisome1542
thanklessa1547
ungrate1548
untoothsome1548
ungreeable1550
contrary1561
disagreeable1570
offensible1575
offensive1576
naughty1578
delightlessa1586
undelightful1585
unwisheda1586
unpleasurable1587
undelightsomec1595
dislikeful1596
disliking1596
ungrateful1596
unsweet?a1600
distastive1600
impleasing1602
distasting1603
distasteful1607
unsightly1608
undelectable1610
disgustful1611
unrelishing1611
waspisha1616
undeliciousa1618
unwished-for1617
disrelishing1631
unenjoyed1643
unjoyous1645
mirya1652
unwelcomed1651
unpleasivea1656
sweet1656
injucund1657
insuave1657
unpalatable1658
unhandsome1660
undesirable1667
disrelishablea1670
uncouthsome1684
shocking1703
nasty1705
embittering1746
indelectable1751
undelightinga1774
nice and ——1796
unenjoyablea1797
ungenial1796
uncomplacent1805
ungracious1807
bitter1810
rotten1813
uncongenial1813
quarrelsome1825
grimy1833
nice1836
unrelished1863
bloody1867
unbewitching1876
ferocious1877
displeasurable1879
rebarbative1892
charming1893
crook1898
naar1900
peppery1901
negative1902
poisonous1906
off-putting1935
unsympathetic1937
piggy1942
funky1946
umpty1948
pooey1967
minging1970
Scrooge-like1976
sucky1984
stank1991
stanky1991
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiv. sig. I7v Her vnwished presence gaue my tale a conclusion, before it had a beginning.
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream i. i. 81 His Lordshippe, whose vnwished yoake My soule consents not to giue souerainty. View more context for this quotation
1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride iii. i. 38 Z. You seem much surpriz'd. O. At your return so..unexpected! Z. And so unwish'd, unwanted too it seems.
2. unwished-for, = 1b.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant
loatha700
unsweetc890
grimlyc893
unquemeOE
un-i-quemeOE
evila1131
sourc1175
illc1220
unhightlyc1275
unwelcomec1325
unblithec1330
unnetc1330
unrekena1350
unagreeablec1374
uncouthc1380
unsavouryc1380
displeasantc1386
unlikinga1398
ungaina1400
crabbedc1400
unlovelyc1400
displeasing1401
eschewc1420
unsoot1420
mislikinga1425
unlikelya1425
unlustya1425
fastidiousc1425
unpleasantc1430
displicable1471
unthankfulc1475
displeasant1481
uneasy1483
unpleasinga1500
unfaring1513
badc1530
malpleasant?1533
noisome1542
thanklessa1547
ungrate1548
untoothsome1548
ungreeable1550
contrary1561
disagreeable1570
offensible1575
offensive1576
naughty1578
delightlessa1586
undelightful1585
unwisheda1586
unpleasurable1587
undelightsomec1595
dislikeful1596
disliking1596
ungrateful1596
unsweet?a1600
distastive1600
impleasing1602
distasting1603
distasteful1607
unsightly1608
undelectable1610
disgustful1611
unrelishing1611
waspisha1616
undeliciousa1618
unwished-for1617
disrelishing1631
unenjoyed1643
unjoyous1645
mirya1652
unwelcomed1651
unpleasivea1656
sweet1656
injucund1657
insuave1657
unpalatable1658
unhandsome1660
undesirable1667
disrelishablea1670
uncouthsome1684
shocking1703
nasty1705
embittering1746
indelectable1751
undelightinga1774
nice and ——1796
unenjoyablea1797
ungenial1796
uncomplacent1805
ungracious1807
bitter1810
rotten1813
uncongenial1813
quarrelsome1825
grimy1833
nice1836
unrelished1863
bloody1867
unbewitching1876
ferocious1877
displeasurable1879
rebarbative1892
charming1893
crook1898
naar1900
peppery1901
negative1902
poisonous1906
off-putting1935
unsympathetic1937
piggy1942
funky1946
umpty1948
pooey1967
minging1970
Scrooge-like1976
sucky1984
stank1991
stanky1991
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > not desiring or desirous of > not desired
unsought?c1225
unwished1583
uncourted1595
undesired1599
unaffected1611
unwished-for1617
unwilled1648
uncontended1697
unwanted1697
unbesought1739
uncoveted1769
unlonged-for1834
inappetible1874
1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Un-wished for.
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 71 Humide vapours..accompany the unwished-for-bed of my repose.
1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 155 When..unwish't for Rain Descended.
1807 E. S. Barrett Rising Sun III. 169 Why..do you thus force your unasked—your unwished-for counsels upon me?
1918 Glasgow Herald 21 July 4/2 An echo—modified..by reinforcements of sound at one point or an unwished for diminuendo at another.
1959 ‘O. Mills’ Stairway to Murder v. 49 Her collection of unwished-for guests.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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