unlivelyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌɪvli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlaɪvli/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lively adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lively adj.Compare Old Icelandic úlífligr.

†1. Not living, lifeless; inanimate. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > absence of life or consciousness > [adjective]

lifelessOE

unlivingOE

bloodless and bonelessOE

deadlya1225

dead1430

natureless1548

exanimate1552

inanimatea1555

unlively1563

spiritless1570

unquickened1610

unanimate1615

inanimal1623

inanimated1646

unvital1661

unanimated1697

unbreathing1709

unconscious1744

pulseless1820

azoic1854

not-living1869

abiotic1873

unvitalized1874

1563 J. Man tr. W. Musculus Common Places Christian Relig. f. 43^v What honor is that to God..to worshippe the dead and unliuely shapes as Gods.

1593 J. Napier Plaine Discouery Reuelation St. Iohn ii. xx. 243 To cast death or hel, or such vnliuelie thinges into this aeternall fire, cannot bee meaned here.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. ix. 34 So that if God should annihilate the Celestial Warmth, there would be no Elevation, or Emanation of a Cold Spirit, all would sink and lye flat upon the Surface of its Cold Earth, as in a most unlively Chaos.

2. Not animated, bright, or vivid; dull.With quot. 1615 cf. lively adj. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious

dreicha1300

alangec1330

joylessa1400

tedious1412

wearifulc1454

weary1465

laboriousa1475

tiresome?a1513

irksome1513

wearisome1530

woodena1566

irkful1570

flat1573

leaden1593

barren1600

soaked1600

unlively1608

dulla1616

irking1629

drearisome1633

drear1645

plumbous1651

fatigable1656

dreary1667

uncurious1685

unenlivened1692

blank1726

disinteresting1737

stupid1748

stagnant1749

trist?1756

vegetable1757

borish1766

uninteresting1769

unenlivening1774

oorie1787

wearying1796

subjectless1803

yawny1805

wearing1811

stuffy1813

sloomy1820

tediousome1823

arid1827

lacklustrous1834

boring1839

featureless1839

slow1840

sodden1853

ennuying1858

dusty1860

cabbagy1861

old1864

mouldy1876

yawnful1878

drab1880

dehydrated1884

interestless1886

jay1889

boresome1895

stodgy1895

stuffy1895

yawnsome1900

sludgy1901

draggy1922

blah1937

nowhere1940

drack1945

stupefactive1970

schleppy1978

wack1986

1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 340 Dead and vnliuely colours.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 114 These [medals] now cut, seeme lame..and vnliuely counterfets.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. 211 Besides, the substance of this Plant..is but soft and tender under water, and its colour but sad and unlively.

1723 C. Mordaunt Let. in Lett. Countess of Suffolk (1824) I. 140 This is no unlively picture of a damsel who might please.

1866 Athenæum No. 1999. 235/1 Their hopes are not unlively.

1894 Daily News 27 July 5/3 This list was considerably thinned before the long, unlively debate concluded.

1949 Pop. Photogr. June 106/2 Your pictures are static, unlively, ‘posey’.

1983 D. Tomlinson in B. Oddie & D. Tomlinson Big Bird Race 50 I was still wondering about the wisdom of that champagne lunch, and feeling distinctly unlively.

2015 Hartlepool Mail (Nexis) 16 Jan. I felt like there was a bit of a barrier up, and the audience were a bit unlively, but then it was a Monday night.

Derivatives

unˈliveliness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious

irksomeness1533

wearisomeness1579

inanity1603

tediositya1625

drynessa1637

unliveliness1643

flatness1649

tedium1662

tiresomeness1668

aridity1692

languor1741

dullness1751

uninterestingness1794

ponderousness1801

yawniness1805

unimpressiveness1827

slowness1828

grey1830

fadeness1837

woodenness1854

tristeness1866

boresomeness1883

boringness1893

stodginess1899

monochrome1962

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 8 All the unlivelines & naturall sloth which is really unfit for conversation.

1896 Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 16 May A great deal of this unliveliness is owing to the lack of care which nurses and mothers take of their children's appearance.

1988 L. Duer in G. Wihl & D. Williams Lit. & Ethics i. 34 Despite the pronounced unliveliness of the face..and the lack of correspondence with other portraits of Shakespeare, it seems clear they accepted the representation.

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

单词	unlively
释义	unlivelyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌɪvli/, U.S. /ˌənˈlaɪvli/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lively adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lively adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lively adj.Compare Old Icelandic úlífligr. †1. Not living, lifeless; inanimate. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > absence of life or consciousness > [adjective] lifelessOE unlivingOE bloodless and bonelessOE deadlya1225 dead1430 natureless1548 exanimate1552 inanimatea1555 unlively1563 spiritless1570 unquickened1610 unanimate1615 inanimal1623 inanimated1646 unvital1661 unanimated1697 unbreathing1709 unconscious1744 pulseless1820 azoic1854 not-living1869 abiotic1873 unvitalized1874 1563 J. Man tr. W. Musculus Common Places Christian Relig. f. 43^v What honor is that to God..to worshippe the dead and unliuely shapes as Gods. 1593 J. Napier Plaine Discouery Reuelation St. Iohn ii. xx. 243 To cast death or hel, or such vnliuelie thinges into this aeternall fire, cannot bee meaned here. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. ix. 34 So that if God should annihilate the Celestial Warmth, there would be no Elevation, or Emanation of a Cold Spirit, all would sink and lye flat upon the Surface of its Cold Earth, as in a most unlively Chaos. 2. Not animated, bright, or vivid; dull.With quot. 1615 cf. lively adj. 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious dreicha1300 alangec1330 joylessa1400 tedious1412 wearifulc1454 weary1465 laboriousa1475 tiresome?a1513 irksome1513 wearisome1530 woodena1566 irkful1570 flat1573 leaden1593 barren1600 soaked1600 unlively1608 dulla1616 irking1629 drearisome1633 drear1645 plumbous1651 fatigable1656 dreary1667 uncurious1685 unenlivened1692 blank1726 disinteresting1737 stupid1748 stagnant1749 trist?1756 vegetable1757 borish1766 uninteresting1769 unenlivening1774 oorie1787 wearying1796 subjectless1803 yawny1805 wearing1811 stuffy1813 sloomy1820 tediousome1823 arid1827 lacklustrous1834 boring1839 featureless1839 slow1840 sodden1853 ennuying1858 dusty1860 cabbagy1861 old1864 mouldy1876 yawnful1878 drab1880 dehydrated1884 interestless1886 jay1889 boresome1895 stodgy1895 stuffy1895 yawnsome1900 sludgy1901 draggy1922 blah1937 nowhere1940 drack1945 stupefactive1970 schleppy1978 wack1986 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 340 Dead and vnliuely colours. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 114 These [medals] now cut, seeme lame..and vnliuely counterfets. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. 211 Besides, the substance of this Plant..is but soft and tender under water, and its colour but sad and unlively. 1723 C. Mordaunt Let. in Lett. Countess of Suffolk (1824) I. 140 This is no unlively picture of a damsel who might please. 1866 Athenæum No. 1999. 235/1 Their hopes are not unlively. 1894 Daily News 27 July 5/3 This list was considerably thinned before the long, unlively debate concluded. 1949 Pop. Photogr. June 106/2 Your pictures are static, unlively, ‘posey’. 1983 D. Tomlinson in B. Oddie & D. Tomlinson Big Bird Race 50 I was still wondering about the wisdom of that champagne lunch, and feeling distinctly unlively. 2015 Hartlepool Mail (Nexis) 16 Jan. I felt like there was a bit of a barrier up, and the audience were a bit unlively, but then it was a Monday night. Derivatives unˈliveliness n. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious irksomeness1533 wearisomeness1579 inanity1603 tediositya1625 drynessa1637 unliveliness1643 flatness1649 tedium1662 tiresomeness1668 aridity1692 languor1741 dullness1751 uninterestingness1794 ponderousness1801 yawniness1805 unimpressiveness1827 slowness1828 grey1830 fadeness1837 woodenness1854 tristeness1866 boresomeness1883 boringness1893 stodginess1899 monochrome1962 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 8 All the unlivelines & naturall sloth which is really unfit for conversation. 1896 Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 16 May A great deal of this unliveliness is owing to the lack of care which nurses and mothers take of their children's appearance. 1988 L. Duer in G. Wihl & D. Williams Lit. & Ethics i. 34 Despite the pronounced unliveliness of the face..and the lack of correspondence with other portraits of Shakespeare, it seems clear they accepted the representation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † unlivelyadv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lively adv. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lively adv. Obsolete. rare. In a manner that is not lively. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adverb] > in wearisome or tedious manner irksomely1549 tediously1557 leaden-like1574 drearily1579 dully1600 Welshly1629 unlively1641 woodenly1653 stupidly1723 uninterestingly1793 soporifically1807 sloomy1820 wearyingly1829 boringly1840 tiresomely1847 aridly1883 drably1891 stuffily1894 stodgily1904 yawnsomely1908 yawnfully1914 1641 Ld. G. Digby 3rd Speech to Commons 14 As dully, as faintly, as unlively, as in Language these Actions..have beene expressed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1563adv.1641
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unlivelyadj.

Derivatives

† unlivelyadv.