† unbeneadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Ungenial, wild and rugged.
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the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective]
untheweda1325
unbenec1400
incondite1539
undight1555
ungentle1565
impolished1583
transalpinea1592
impolited1598
uncourtly1598
tartarous1602
impolite1612
unelevated1627
unfashioned1630
unbrushed1640
unhewed1644
hirsute1658
unhewn1659
inelegant1667
sordid1668
ingenteel1694
barbarous1700
ungracefula1732
tramontane1740
uninformed1754
clumsy1758
heavy1817
uncharmed1818
nettle-rough1850
blowzy1851
mal élevé1878
inexquisite1922
pseudo-sophisticated1925
the world > the earth > land > landscape > [adjective] > scenic > wild
savagec1330
unbenec1400
rudec1405
scragged1519
austere?1580
stark1799
stern1812
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 710 Þe knyȝt tok gates straunge In mony a bonk vnbene.
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