unpromisedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒmɪst/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑməst/ Not promised.
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the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > refused
unpromised1535
ungranted1570
unheld1596
unvouchsafed1661
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective] > not betrothed
unaffied1527
uncontracted1527
unbetrothed1577
unpromised1688
unengaged1702
unaffianced1750
1535 W. Tyndale in Test. W. Tracie sig. Bij His moost kynde father, that hath leaft no mercye vnpromysed.
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. v. sig. Q7 Say, and do all, that may thereto preuaile; Leaue nought vnpromist, that may him perswade. View more context for this quotation
1688 A. Behn Fair Jilt 46 He is unenjoy'd, unpromis'd; and so am I.
a1714 J. Sharp 16 Casuistical Serm. (1716) III. vi. 122 The general, uncovenanted, unpromised Mercies of God.
1814 Panoplist Feb. 62/1 God..bestows countless favors, that are unsolicited, and unpromised, as well as undeserved.
1910 Educ. Rev. Sept. 198 She may display an ability hitherto unpromised.
2013 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 25 May The novel leaves the reader hungering for an as yet unpromised sequel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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