unbribedadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈbribed.

1. Not bribed; not corrupted by bribery.

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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > bribed > not bribed

unbribed1607

1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. i. sig. B2 The iustice Of that vnbribed euerlasting law.

a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 56 She commands Who ballanceth the world with unbrib'd hands.

1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 16 That praise or censure is certainly the most sincere which unbrib'd posterity shall give us.

1733 A. Pope Ess. Man iii. 160 Unbrib'd, unbloody, stood the blameless Priest.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. xii. 230 Mr. Westwyn, unbribed by the high praise of his son.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iii. xix. 424 Two hundred unbribed witnesses agree in deposing that..he was seen by them at Prague.

1845 E. Cook Poems 2nd Ser. 78 It [sc. the heart] stands unbribed by an Eastern mine—For a ducat of dross 'tis bought and sold.

figurative.a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Four Plays in One in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeeee4^v/2 Have I not here enough to thank heaven for?.. the water that I touch unbrib'd with odours to make me sweet to others.

2. Not obtained or brought about by bribery.

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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > not obtained by bribery

unbribed1667

1667 R. Wild Poems (1870) 75 Unbribed loyalty! his highest reach Was to be Master Calamy, and preach.

1735 J. Thomson Antient & Mod. Italy Compared: 1st Pt. Liberty 79 The commonweal inspiring every tongue With fervent eloquence, unbrib'd, and bold.

1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 170 Paul's love of Christ, and steadiness unbrib'd.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iii. iv. 93 Perjury.., if unbribed, will be without a motive.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unbribed
释义	unbribedadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈbribed. 1. Not bribed; not corrupted by bribery. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > bribed > not bribed unbribed1607 1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. i. sig. B2 The iustice Of that vnbribed euerlasting law. a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 56 She commands Who ballanceth the world with unbrib'd hands. 1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 16 That praise or censure is certainly the most sincere which unbrib'd posterity shall give us. 1733 A. Pope Ess. Man iii. 160 Unbrib'd, unbloody, stood the blameless Priest. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. xii. 230 Mr. Westwyn, unbribed by the high praise of his son. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iii. xix. 424 Two hundred unbribed witnesses agree in deposing that..he was seen by them at Prague. 1845 E. Cook Poems 2nd Ser. 78 It [sc. the heart] stands unbribed by an Eastern mine—For a ducat of dross 'tis bought and sold. figurative.a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Four Plays in One in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeeee4^v/2 Have I not here enough to thank heaven for?.. the water that I touch unbrib'd with odours to make me sweet to others. 2. Not obtained or brought about by bribery. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > not obtained by bribery unbribed1667 1667 R. Wild Poems (1870) 75 Unbribed loyalty! his highest reach Was to be Master Calamy, and preach. 1735 J. Thomson Antient & Mod. Italy Compared: 1st Pt. Liberty 79 The commonweal inspiring every tongue With fervent eloquence, unbrib'd, and bold. 1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 170 Paul's love of Christ, and steadiness unbrib'd. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iii. iv. 93 Perjury.., if unbribed, will be without a motive. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1607
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