unobˈtained,ppl.a. (un-1 8.) 1594Hooker Eccl.Pol. i. xi. §3 As the will doth now worke vpon that obiect by desire, which is as it were a motion towards the end as yet vnobtayned.1742Young Nt. Th. ii. 503 Wisdom,..What is she, but the means of happiness? That unobtain'd, than folly more a fool.