unlitteredadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪtəd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɪdərd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and litter v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, litter v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + litter v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later littered adj.

Not littered (in various senses); esp. not covered or strewn with litter. Also figurative.In quot. 1612: unborn; cf. litter v. 7a.

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the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > tidy

queemc1450

trig1513

trimc1521

neat1594

polite1602

terse1602

unlittered1612

ship-shape1644

snod1717

tight1720

redd1753

(as) neat (also clean) as a (new) pin1769

mack1825

tidy1828

slick1833

ship-shapely1843

trimly1858

taut1870

1612 J. Donne Second Anniuersarie 16 in First Anniuersarie This curded milke, this poore vnlittered whelpe.

1759 E. Stephens Poems 151 For twenty winters past I ne'er have seen One rack unhay'd, nor yet a cornless binn; Full fifteen years..I never found but one unlitter'd stable.

1762 C. Talbot Let. 21 May in Lett. Mrs. E. Carter & Miss C. Talbot (1808) I. 515 Comfort yourself when you sit in your littered room, that..you can sit in it with an unlittered mind.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 159 He..persevering lies 'mid flinty stones On an unlittered couch.

1884 John Bull 26 Apr. 266/4 The chair is empty, the table unlittered.

1938 Eng. Jrnl. 27 703 She admires the unlittered parks and streets.

2013 Arts & Bk. Rev. (Nexis) 9 Feb. (Books section) 26 This story is unlittered, the characters few, and the style lean to the point of being stripped to its elements.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlittered
释义	unlitteredadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪtəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɪdərd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and litter v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, litter v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + litter v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later littered adj. Not littered (in various senses); esp. not covered or strewn with litter. Also figurative.In quot. 1612: unborn; cf. litter v. 7a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > tidy queemc1450 trig1513 trimc1521 neat1594 polite1602 terse1602 unlittered1612 ship-shape1644 snod1717 tight1720 redd1753 (as) neat (also clean) as a (new) pin1769 mack1825 tidy1828 slick1833 ship-shapely1843 trimly1858 taut1870 1612 J. Donne Second Anniuersarie 16 in First Anniuersarie This curded milke, this poore vnlittered whelpe. 1759 E. Stephens Poems 151 For twenty winters past I ne'er have seen One rack unhay'd, nor yet a cornless binn; Full fifteen years..I never found but one unlitter'd stable. 1762 C. Talbot Let. 21 May in Lett. Mrs. E. Carter & Miss C. Talbot (1808) I. 515 Comfort yourself when you sit in your littered room, that..you can sit in it with an unlittered mind. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 159 He..persevering lies 'mid flinty stones On an unlittered couch. 1884 John Bull 26 Apr. 266/4 The chair is empty, the table unlittered. 1938 Eng. Jrnl. 27 703 She admires the unlittered parks and streets. 2013 Arts & Bk. Rev. (Nexis) 9 Feb. (Books section) 26 This story is unlittered, the characters few, and the style lean to the point of being stripped to its elements. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1612
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