unprofitablyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒfᵻtəbli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɑfədəbli/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and profitably adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unprofitable adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < unprofitable adj. + -ly suffix², after profitably adv.

In a manner that is not profitable; without profit. In early use also: †unworthily, wickedly (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adverb]

unprofitably1395

unprofitablec1450

discommodiously1590

disadvantageously1611

disadvantageably1627

disserviceablya1670

malignly1828

Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 25 The comoun puple is..vnprofitabli ocupied.

?c1450 (?a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 395 (MED) Basile þe bischop is occupied in seculer causis, and kepiþ vnprofetably moote hallis; whiche þinge makiþ hym foule and distryeþ þe reuerence of presthode.

a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 143 Suche that..al thynge vnprofytably wastyne, to grete harme of Pees men.

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. gg.v^v Euery worde spoken vnprofytably and in vayne.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. xx. f. 162^v This is not vnprofitablye appointed by the prouidence of God.

1611 B. Jonson Catiline i. sig. C^v I should not, now, vnprofitably spend My selfe in words.

1671 I. Barrow Duty & Reward of Bounty 163 To prevent this being necessarily and unprofitably deprived of our goods.

1770 R. Glover Leonidas (ed. 5) I. iv. 122 Unprofitably wasting precious hours In vain discussion.

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci ii. ii. 34 Thus unprofitably I clasp the phantom of unfelt delights.

1892 Standard 7 Nov. 4/7 The owners of cotton mills..have..been running their spindles unprofitably.

1973 Phoenix 27 79 One may, perhaps unprofitably, argue whether his language shades toward the technical or the jargonish.

2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 Oct. 21 The poorest families need sons and daughters to work and earn money, not sit unprofitably in classrooms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unprofitably
释义	unprofitablyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒfᵻtəbli/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑfədəbli/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and profitably adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unprofitable adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < unprofitable adj. + -ly suffix², after profitably adv. In a manner that is not profitable; without profit. In early use also: †unworthily, wickedly (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adverb] unprofitably1395 unprofitablec1450 discommodiously1590 disadvantageously1611 disadvantageably1627 disserviceablya1670 malignly1828 Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 25 The comoun puple is..vnprofitabli ocupied. ?c1450 (?a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 395 (MED) Basile þe bischop is occupied in seculer causis, and kepiþ vnprofetably moote hallis; whiche þinge makiþ hym foule and distryeþ þe reuerence of presthode. a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 143 Suche that..al thynge vnprofytably wastyne, to grete harme of Pees men. 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. gg.v^v Euery worde spoken vnprofytably and in vayne. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. xx. f. 162^v This is not vnprofitablye appointed by the prouidence of God. 1611 B. Jonson Catiline i. sig. C^v I should not, now, vnprofitably spend My selfe in words. View more context for this quotation 1671 I. Barrow Duty & Reward of Bounty 163 To prevent this being necessarily and unprofitably deprived of our goods. 1770 R. Glover Leonidas (ed. 5) I. iv. 122 Unprofitably wasting precious hours In vain discussion. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci ii. ii. 34 Thus unprofitably I clasp the phantom of unfelt delights. 1892 Standard 7 Nov. 4/7 The owners of cotton mills..have..been running their spindles unprofitably. 1973 Phoenix 27 79 One may, perhaps unprofitably, argue whether his language shades toward the technical or the jargonish. 2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 Oct. 21 The poorest families need sons and daughters to work and earn money, not sit unprofitably in classrooms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1395
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