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▪ I. unˈmet, ppl. a.1 (un-1 8 b: cf. meet v.)
1603B. Jonson Sejanus v. i, Winds lose their strength, when they do empty fly, Unmet of woods or buildings. 1641Earl of Monmouth tr. Biondi's Civil Wars iv. 42 Had Warwick been of this opinion, succour had not come unmet withall. 1798Monthly Mag. V. 367 Back to the desert-air Unmet shall he repair. 1818Colebrooke Import. Colonial Corn 108 Yet are his productions not unthreatened nor unmet by dangerous rivalship. 1868Morris Earthly Par. I. ii. 662 While through this poor land range the heathen men, Unmet of any but my King. 1962Guardian 13 July 10/4 Housing needs often make unmet demands. 1969Listener 6 Feb. 172/3 There remains a massive unmet need for advice and aid from legally trained people. 1980Times Lit. Suppl. 6 June 652/2 The particular need of the rapidly growing sectors, unmet by the traditional capital market, was to be of significance. ▪ II. † unˈmet, ppl. a.2 Obs.—1 [un-1 8: cf. mete v.1] Unmeasured.
1482in Charters, etc. Edinb. (1871) 168 Of ilk laid vnmet i obl. |