unprosperousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒsp(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɑsp(ə)rəs/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and prosperous adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, prosperous adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + prosperous adj.

Not prosperous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective]

unsped1390

unprosperous1496

speedlessa1542

successless1584

abortive1593

still-born1600

unsuccessful1617

unsuccessive1617

unsucceeding1639

insuccessful1646

birthless1649

failed1655

misproving1798

inconclusive1841

abortional1843

nonsuccessful1867

also-ran1900

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > not prospering or flourishing

ill-faringa1400

thriftlessc1400

unthendec1400

unthriftyc1400

thriveless1521

unthriving1600

improsperous1602

unflourishing1764

unprosperous1776

1496 tr. Medytacions St. Bernarde sig. Ei Thinges that ben vnprosperous by cause thei haue some bitternes: as bytter pocyon and drynke, make me suspecte and feeryd.

a1600 R. Hooker Answere Supplic. W. Travers (1612) 6 Which vnprosperous beginning of a thing..did..disgrace that order in their conceipt.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §57. 289 No marvell therefore that the warre..was unprosperous.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. i. sig. Mm8^v Endeavours, which..are oft-times so unprosperous.

1722 S. Wesley in E. Clarke Life (1886) 130 There hardly ever was a greater coincidence of unprosperous events in one family.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. x. 165 That unprosperous race of men commonly called men of letters.

1861 M. Arnold Pop. Educ. France 185 Not that primary instruction is unprosperous in the Canton of Vaud.

1884 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 26 676 The tenant for life received nothing from the unprosperous year, 1881.

1917 Jrnl. Race Devel. 8 34 The hordes of immigrants from unprosperous countries have lowered the wages of our own workmen.

2013 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 24 Years of pay freezes mean that people feel unprosperous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unprosperous
释义	unprosperousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒsp(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑsp(ə)rəs/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and prosperous adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, prosperous adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + prosperous adj. Not prosperous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] unsped1390 unprosperous1496 speedlessa1542 successless1584 abortive1593 still-born1600 unsuccessful1617 unsuccessive1617 unsucceeding1639 insuccessful1646 birthless1649 failed1655 misproving1798 inconclusive1841 abortional1843 nonsuccessful1867 also-ran1900 the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > not prospering or flourishing ill-faringa1400 thriftlessc1400 unthendec1400 unthriftyc1400 thriveless1521 unthriving1600 improsperous1602 unflourishing1764 unprosperous1776 1496 tr. Medytacions St. Bernarde sig. Ei Thinges that ben vnprosperous by cause thei haue some bitternes: as bytter pocyon and drynke, make me suspecte and feeryd. a1600 R. Hooker Answere Supplic. W. Travers (1612) 6 Which vnprosperous beginning of a thing..did..disgrace that order in their conceipt. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §57. 289 No marvell therefore that the warre..was unprosperous. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. i. sig. Mm8^v Endeavours, which..are oft-times so unprosperous. 1722 S. Wesley in E. Clarke Life (1886) 130 There hardly ever was a greater coincidence of unprosperous events in one family. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. x. 165 That unprosperous race of men commonly called men of letters. View more context for this quotation 1861 M. Arnold Pop. Educ. France 185 Not that primary instruction is unprosperous in the Canton of Vaud. 1884 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 26 676 The tenant for life received nothing from the unprosperous year, 1881. 1917 Jrnl. Race Devel. 8 34 The hordes of immigrants from unprosperous countries have lowered the wages of our own workmen. 2013 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 24 Years of pay freezes mean that people feel unprosperous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1496
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