† unblestfuladj.
Obsolete. rare.
= unblessed adj. 2.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > miserable or wretched
un-i-selieOE
drearyOE
unseelyOE
wretcha1122
usellc1175
unselea1200
wretcheda1200
misease?c1225
un-i-sele?c1250
wanlichec1275
miseasyc1300
wrackfulc1311
unblessed1340
wretchfula1382
wretchedful1382
caitiff1393
loddera1400
unhappena1400
pilledc1400
miserable?c1422
vengeablec1430
unhappyc1440
meschant?1473
miserousc1475
unselc1480
miser1542
forlorn1582
villainous1582
skybala1585
unblestful1608
despicable1635
haveless1868
the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > suffering misfortune
feyOE
unseelyOE
wanspeedyc1000
unselea1200
unblessed1340
unhappena1400
unhappyc1440
misfortuneda1500
unfortunate1530
unlucky1542
misdight1607
unblestful1608
inominal1656
unprovidenceda1661
unfortunable1729
1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 92 Th' vnsavorie breath of Serpents crawling o're The Lybians pest-full and vn blest-full shoar.
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adj.1608- to be off at the nail
- to be off in the ozone
- to be off like a bride's nightie
- to be off like a redshank
- to be off on one
- to be off one's bargain
- to be off one's feed
- to be off one's game
- to be off one's legs
- to be off one's mark
- to be off one's nana
- to be off sick
- to be off the beam
- to be off the mark
- to be off the watch
- to be off to a —— start
- to be off with the old love
- to be off with the old love before one is on with the new
- to be old dog at
- to be old news
- to be on
- to be on a good wicket
- to be on a hiding to nothing
- to be on a person's ass
- to be on a person's case