† opposelessadj.

Forms: see oppose v. and -less suffix; also 1600s opposles.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oppose v., -less suffix.

Etymology: < oppose v. + -less suffix.

poetic and rhetorical. Obsolete.

Not to be opposed; unopposable; irresistible.In quots. 1849, 1887 with reference to Shakespeare's use (see quot. 1608).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > capable of being opposed > not

opposeless1608

unopposable1667

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xx. 38 If I could beare it longer and not fall To quarel with your great opposles wils.

1789 tr. F. G. Klopstock Messiah ii. 51 The wide seas feel the power of his opposeless foot.

1849 K. H. Digby Compitum II. 17 A living image of men's impossibilities when they quarrel with the great opposeless will.

1887 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 442 Not gainsaying the great opposeless will of his patron.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	opposeless
释义	† opposelessadj. Forms: see oppose v. and -less suffix; also 1600s opposles. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oppose v., -less suffix. Etymology: < oppose v. + -less suffix. poetic and rhetorical. Obsolete. Not to be opposed; unopposable; irresistible.In quots. 1849, 1887 with reference to Shakespeare's use (see quot. 1608). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > capable of being opposed > not opposeless1608 unopposable1667 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xx. 38 If I could beare it longer and not fall To quarel with your great opposles wils. View more context for this quotation 1789 tr. F. G. Klopstock Messiah ii. 51 The wide seas feel the power of his opposeless foot. 1849 K. H. Digby Compitum II. 17 A living image of men's impossibilities when they quarrel with the great opposeless will. 1887 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 442 Not gainsaying the great opposeless will of his patron. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1608
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