uninvitedadj.
/ˌʌnɪnˈvʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənᵻnˈvaɪdᵻd/ (un- prefix1 2.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > unasked
unbiddenc1010
unboonedc1175
unaskeda1255
unfrayneda1275
uncalleda1400
unbid14..
unprayeda1402
unrequiredc1425
undesired1470
unchargedc1485
uncommandeda1535
unrequested1564
unsolicited1594
unsued1594
unsought1598
unspeeredc1598
unentreated1601
unimportuned?1611
unurgeda1616
uninvited1632
unsupplicated1634
unpetitioned1639
uninterrogated1803
unsolicitated1807
1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iv. iv. sig. I4v Thou vninuited ghest,..I charge thee leaue mee.
1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xvii. sig. Gg8v The great Advantage..of freeing themselves from uninvited Companions.
1702 J. Vanbrugh False Friend iii. ii That thought comes uninvited. Then, like an uninvited guest, let it be treated: Begone intruder.
1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. vii. xii. 183 [There] he had spent the night, though uninvited by its agitated owner.
1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 221 Uninvited and unannounced, an unceremonious visitor stepped boldly into the room.
1882 Mayne Reid in N. York Tribune 21 June All uninvited people would be looked upon as intruders.
Derivatives
uninˈvitedly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > free will > [adverb] > without being asked (for)
uninvitedly1669
unsolicitedly1815
undesiredly1845
over-the-transom1976
society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] > in unwarranted or unjustifiable manner
wrongouslya1300
sacklesslya1400
violently1443
unwarrantably1634
unjustifiably1651
uninvitedly1669
indefensibly1776
unfoundedly1820
1669 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa VI. iii. v. 11 Uninvitedly I came to participate in their Glory.
1882 E. W. Hamilton Diary 12 May (1972) I. 272 The Government..could not fail to take heed of information tendered to them uninvitedly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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