unlittleadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪtl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɪd(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and little adj., pron., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, little adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + little adj. Compare Old Icelandic úlítill.Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent.

Somewhat rare after Middle English.

Not little; considerable, great.In modern instances chiefly used for humorous or ironic effect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective]

unlittleeOE

mickleeOE

greateOE

mucha1154

mainc1275

boldc1300

fadec1330

largec1392

tallc1430

big1444

masterfula1450

grand1452

largy1558

fine1590

bonnya1600

large-sized1628

roomly1682

lumping?1706

maun1743

strapping1827

barn door1829

serious1843

jumboesque1893

jumbo1897

economy-sized1930

L1942

jumbo-size1949

economy size1950

eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xvii. 113 Siððan he understungen & awreðed wæs mid ðys hwilendlican onwalde, he ðuhte him selfum suiðe unlytel & suiðe medeme.

OE Beowulf (2008) 498 Þær wæs hæleða dream, duguð unlytel Dena ond Wedera.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 726 Þatt wass till all þe childess kinn Wurrþshipe. & tatt unnlitell.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 16065 I þe ȝife forr þiss mahht Fe mikell. & unnlitell.

1892 ‘M. Maartens’ God's Fool xvii. 149 The Alerses were by no means great people in Koopstad, but they were just unlittle enough to frantically aspire to be greater.

1997 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 25 May (Arts section) m8 Their little private lists of links became a rather unlittle shared list of links.

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

单词	unlittle
释义	unlittleadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪtl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɪd(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and little adj., pron., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, little adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + little adj. Compare Old Icelandic úlítill.Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent. Somewhat rare after Middle English. Not little; considerable, great.In modern instances chiefly used for humorous or ironic effect. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] unlittleeOE mickleeOE greateOE mucha1154 mainc1275 boldc1300 fadec1330 largec1392 tallc1430 big1444 masterfula1450 grand1452 largy1558 fine1590 bonnya1600 large-sized1628 roomly1682 lumping?1706 maun1743 strapping1827 barn door1829 serious1843 jumboesque1893 jumbo1897 economy-sized1930 L1942 jumbo-size1949 economy size1950 eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xvii. 113 Siððan he understungen & awreðed wæs mid ðys hwilendlican onwalde, he ðuhte him selfum suiðe unlytel & suiðe medeme. OE Beowulf (2008) 498 Þær wæs hæleða dream, duguð unlytel Dena ond Wedera. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 726 Þatt wass till all þe childess kinn Wurrþshipe. & tatt unnlitell. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 16065 I þe ȝife forr þiss mahht Fe mikell. & unnlitell. 1892 ‘M. Maartens’ God's Fool xvii. 149 The Alerses were by no means great people in Koopstad, but they were just unlittle enough to frantically aspire to be greater. 1997 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 25 May (Arts section) m8 Their little private lists of links became a rather unlittle shared list of links. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.eOE
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