unloathsomeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈləʊðs(ə)m/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈləʊθs(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌənˈloʊθsəm/,

/ˌənˈloʊðsəm/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and loathsome adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + loathsome adj.

rare after 17th cent.

That is not loathsome; pleasant, desirable.In quot. 1583 irregularly used for ‘loathsome’ (cf. un- prefix¹ 10b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > without specific unpleasant qualities

undreigha1400

unloathsome1440

ungrievingc1480

inoffensive1622

unprovokinga1658

uncloying1665

ungalling1744

uninvidious1822

unexasperating1855

unirritating1896

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 366 On-lothesum.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus sig. Hi Shee had not neede to sleepe, that wakes a quicke corse, lest her heauie drowsines breede vnlothsome dreames, or sodeyne startinge affright her sleapinge.

1625 tr. F. Cardim in S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. vii. i. 1307 The fruit is certaine small Peares..; they are pleasant, vnloathsome, toothsome.

1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 29 871/1 Though at first their liberties were not unloathsome, they became at last merely ludicrous.

2008 N.Y. Mag. (Nexis) 17 Nov. Convinced that politics can be great (or, at least, unloathsome) again, they spent lost weekends photographing mini-dachshunds.

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

单词	unloathsome
释义	unloathsomeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈləʊðs(ə)m/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈləʊθs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌənˈloʊθsəm/, /ˌənˈloʊðsəm/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and loathsome adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, loathsome adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + loathsome adj. rare after 17th cent. That is not loathsome; pleasant, desirable.In quot. 1583 irregularly used for ‘loathsome’ (cf. un- prefix¹ 10b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > without specific unpleasant qualities undreigha1400 unloathsome1440 ungrievingc1480 inoffensive1622 unprovokinga1658 uncloying1665 ungalling1744 uninvidious1822 unexasperating1855 unirritating1896 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 366 On-lothesum. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus sig. Hi Shee had not neede to sleepe, that wakes a quicke corse, lest her heauie drowsines breede vnlothsome dreames, or sodeyne startinge affright her sleapinge. 1625 tr. F. Cardim in S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. vii. i. 1307 The fruit is certaine small Peares..; they are pleasant, vnloathsome, toothsome. 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 29 871/1 Though at first their liberties were not unloathsome, they became at last merely ludicrous. 2008 N.Y. Mag. (Nexis) 17 Nov. Convinced that politics can be great (or, at least, unloathsome) again, they spent lost weekends photographing mini-dachshunds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1440
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