unlooked foradj.adv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlʊkt ˌfɔː/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlʊkt ˌfɔr/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and look v. and for prep., conj., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English looked , look v., for prep.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + looked, past participle of look v. + for prep., after to look for —— at look v. Phrasal verbs 2. Compare earlier unlooked adj. and later looked-for adj. at looked adj.¹ Compounds.

Not expected; unanticipated or unforeseen. Sometimes also as adv.: unexpectedly, without warning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > surprising, unexpected

unbeweena1325

sudden1340

unhopedc1374

unwarec1374

unweenedc1374

unguessedc1400

unlooked for1531

untraisted1533

extonious1548

unlooked1548

unthought1548

unwares1548

unaspected1578

inexpecteda1586

unexpecteda1586

unwary1590

unwaited1592

unmistrusted1595

inopinate1598

unforethought1601

nap-taking1602

startling1609

expectless1613

unexpect1633

admirable1639

immergent1655

unpresumed1686

abrupt1725

unguessed1746

unanticipateda1779

unpredicted1792

unprecipitated1795

unsurmised1820

unsupposed1821

inopine1880

windfall1945

over-the-transom1952

left field1955

conversation-stopping1960

1531 G. Joye tr. Prophete Isaye xxvii. sig. G.ii^v But Iacob brought owte of Captiuite vnloked for, shalbe roted agene.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Wisd. xi. 7 Thou gauest vnto thine awne a plenteous water vnloked for.

1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre ii. xli. sig. K viij^v When they be wythout watch,..then sodaynlye, and vnloked for, rushe vppon them.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 112 The vnlookt-for assault of Achillas.

1672 T. Venn Mil. Observ. 192 He shall see them [sc. sentinels] changed at due time, and shall now and then visit them unlook'd for.

1703 N. Rowe Fair Penitent iii. 27 To steal unlook'd for on my private Sorrow, Speaks not the Man of Honour.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxii. 164 Oh curst event! and oh unlook'd-for aid!

1837 J. D. Lang Hist. Acct. New S. Wales I. p. v The causes..producing so unlooked-for and so unfortunate a result.

1886 H. H. Jackson Glimpses of Three Coasts iii. 331 The difference between arriving unlooked for and arriving as an expected customer.

1932 Poetry 40 259 Come here no more as you have come tonight, Who stole in once unlooked for and unsought.

1989 R. Frame Penelope's Hat ii. iii. 36 He had received some unlooked for and particularly nasty shock to his system.

2016 Cape Argus (Nexis) 16 Jan. 20 Some politicians are already seeking to use these unlooked for privileges as a stick with which to beat people.

Derivatives

† unˈlookedforness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun]

unlookedfornessa1586

unexpectation1611

unexpectedness1615

inexpectation?1623

inexpectedness1626

inexpectancy1643

suddenness1685

surprisingness1685

startlingness1846

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xvi. sig. Rr4^v The vnlookedfornesse of his comming.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlooked for
释义	unlooked foradj.adv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʊkt ˌfɔː/, U.S. /ˌənˈlʊkt ˌfɔr/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and look v. and for prep., conj., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English looked , look v., for prep. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + looked, past participle of look v. + for prep., after to look for —— at look v. Phrasal verbs 2. Compare earlier unlooked adj. and later looked-for adj. at looked adj.¹ Compounds. Not expected; unanticipated or unforeseen. Sometimes also as adv.: unexpectedly, without warning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > surprising, unexpected unbeweena1325 sudden1340 unhopedc1374 unwarec1374 unweenedc1374 unguessedc1400 unlooked for1531 untraisted1533 extonious1548 unlooked1548 unthought1548 unwares1548 unaspected1578 inexpecteda1586 unexpecteda1586 unwary1590 unwaited1592 unmistrusted1595 inopinate1598 unforethought1601 nap-taking1602 startling1609 expectless1613 unexpect1633 admirable1639 immergent1655 unpresumed1686 abrupt1725 unguessed1746 unanticipateda1779 unpredicted1792 unprecipitated1795 unsurmised1820 unsupposed1821 inopine1880 windfall1945 over-the-transom1952 left field1955 conversation-stopping1960 1531 G. Joye tr. Prophete Isaye xxvii. sig. G.ii^v But Iacob brought owte of Captiuite vnloked for, shalbe roted agene. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Wisd. xi. 7 Thou gauest vnto thine awne a plenteous water vnloked for. 1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre ii. xli. sig. K viij^v When they be wythout watch,..then sodaynlye, and vnloked for, rushe vppon them. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 112 The vnlookt-for assault of Achillas. 1672 T. Venn Mil. Observ. 192 He shall see them [sc. sentinels] changed at due time, and shall now and then visit them unlook'd for. 1703 N. Rowe Fair Penitent iii. 27 To steal unlook'd for on my private Sorrow, Speaks not the Man of Honour. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxii. 164 Oh curst event! and oh unlook'd-for aid! 1837 J. D. Lang Hist. Acct. New S. Wales I. p. v The causes..producing so unlooked-for and so unfortunate a result. 1886 H. H. Jackson Glimpses of Three Coasts iii. 331 The difference between arriving unlooked for and arriving as an expected customer. 1932 Poetry 40 259 Come here no more as you have come tonight, Who stole in once unlooked for and unsought. 1989 R. Frame Penelope's Hat ii. iii. 36 He had received some unlooked for and particularly nasty shock to his system. 2016 Cape Argus (Nexis) 16 Jan. 20 Some politicians are already seeking to use these unlooked for privileges as a stick with which to beat people. Derivatives † unˈlookedforness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] unlookedfornessa1586 unexpectation1611 unexpectedness1615 inexpectation?1623 inexpectedness1626 inexpectancy1643 suddenness1685 surprisingness1685 startlingness1846 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xvi. sig. Rr4^v The vnlookedfornesse of his comming. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1531
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