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unˈquestioned, ppl. a. [un-1 8.] 1. Of persons: Not subjected to questioning; uninterrogated.
1601Shakes. All's Well ii. i. 211 More should I question thee..From whence thou cam'st, how tended on, but rest Vnquestion'd welcome. 1655Nicholas Papers (Camden) II. 295 It lookes straingly that he passeth to and fro with that liberty he doth vnquestioned. 1742Richardson Pamela IV. 144, I could wish..that, even in Jest, my Mamma's Daughter might pass unquestioned. 1810Scott Lady of L. i. xxix, That fellest foe might join the feast, And from his deadliest foeman's door Unquestioned turn. 1868Morris Earthly Par., Atl. Race 45 Wherethrough, unquestioned of his race or name, He entered. absol.1898B. Gregory Side Lights Confl. Meth. 525 Permitting the great Questioner to be the great Unquestioned. 2. Not inquired into; unexamined.
1603Shakes. Meas. for M. i. i. 56 Our haste from hence is of so quicke condition, That it..leaues vnquestion'd Matters of needfull value. 3. Not called in question; undisputed.
c1622Rowley, etc. Birth of Merlin i. ii. 6 His safety being unquestion'd. 1653W. Ramesey Astrol. Restored 3 The case [is]..clear and unquestioned amongst rational men. 1712Addison Spect. No. 469 ⁋5 The stated and unquestioned Fee of his Office. 1781Cowper Expost. 645 To praise him is to serve him, and fulfil..his unquestion'd will. 1809Crabbe Tales ix. 62 He must be one with manners like her own, His life unquestion'd, his opinions known. 1885Manch. Exam. 4 Feb. 4/7 She has put forward her largest claims, and..they pass unquestioned. b. quasi-adv. Without question.
1734Thomson Liberty iv. 862 On Aid, unquestion'd, liberal Aid was given. Hence unˈquestionedly adv.
1644Digby Nat. Bodies xxxiii. §5. 287 The memory, till then, keepeth quietly and vnquestionedly for the true obiect, what either the thought or chance..had patched up. |