unlovesomeadj.adv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌvs(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌənˈləvsəm/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovesome adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovesome adj.

Chiefly Scottish between 16th and early 20th centuries.

Not worthy or inspiring of love; unlovely, unpleasant. Formerly also as adv.: †in an unpleasant manner; horribly (obsolete rare).In quot. c1390 perhaps an error for lovesome or unleesome.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective]

unfairc888

unhonestc1384

unlovesomec1390

uncomelya1400

unfreelya1400

unlovelyc1400

unbeautiful1495

beautiless1531

unpretty1562

unhandsomea1586

loveless1601

featureless1609

invenust1623

unhighted?1630

unbeauteousa1660

plain1675

wanliesum1818

unbonny1830

ordinary1847

plainish1856

unsonsy1894

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adverb]

unlovesomec1390

uncomelily1658

unprettily1845

unbeautifully1847

c1390 (?c1350) St. Augustine l. 768 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 74 (MED) In vnlofsum sauour [1483 Caxton vnleefull smellyng; L. illecebra odorum] I haue coueyted not muche.

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xi. l. 262 Ac let hure be vnloueliche vnlofsom a bedde, [etc.].

a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) l. 4333 He was an vnlofsom page.

a1505 R. Henryson Bludy Serk 61 in Poems (1981) 160 Vnlusum was his likame dicht, His sark was all bludy.

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid viii. Prol. 119 With a luik vnlufsum he lent me sik wordis.

1774 Gentleman & Lady's Weekly Mag. 15 Apr. 371 But now he in the ground does rot; Unlo'esome tale!

1834 A. Cunningham Life Burns in R. Burns Wks. I. 257 Her descendants have none of her unlovesome qualities.

1902 H. G. Graham in J. Paton Sc. Hist. & Life 189 A gambling, bibulous,..unlovesome man, with rheumy eyes and bloated face.

1959 Times 31 July 9 His Black Country remains black and unlovesome, but it is made pictorially striking.

2005 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 22 May 108 He introduces the least likely redemptive angel any of these unlovesome characters are ever likely to meet.

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

单词	unlovesome
释义	unlovesomeadj.adv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌvs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌənˈləvsəm/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovesome adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovesome adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovesome adj. Chiefly Scottish between 16th and early 20th centuries. Not worthy or inspiring of love; unlovely, unpleasant. Formerly also as adv.: †in an unpleasant manner; horribly (obsolete rare).In quot. c1390 perhaps an error for lovesome or unleesome. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] unfairc888 unhonestc1384 unlovesomec1390 uncomelya1400 unfreelya1400 unlovelyc1400 unbeautiful1495 beautiless1531 unpretty1562 unhandsomea1586 loveless1601 featureless1609 invenust1623 unhighted?1630 unbeauteousa1660 plain1675 wanliesum1818 unbonny1830 ordinary1847 plainish1856 unsonsy1894 the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adverb] unlovesomec1390 uncomelily1658 unprettily1845 unbeautifully1847 c1390 (?c1350) St. Augustine l. 768 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 74 (MED) In vnlofsum sauour [1483 Caxton vnleefull smellyng; L. illecebra odorum] I haue coueyted not muche. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xi. l. 262 Ac let hure be vnloueliche vnlofsom a bedde, [etc.]. a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) l. 4333 He was an vnlofsom page. a1505 R. Henryson Bludy Serk 61 in Poems (1981) 160 Vnlusum was his likame dicht, His sark was all bludy. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid viii. Prol. 119 With a luik vnlufsum he lent me sik wordis. 1774 Gentleman & Lady's Weekly Mag. 15 Apr. 371 But now he in the ground does rot; Unlo'esome tale! 1834 A. Cunningham Life Burns in R. Burns Wks. I. 257 Her descendants have none of her unlovesome qualities. 1902 H. G. Graham in J. Paton Sc. Hist. & Life 189 A gambling, bibulous,..unlovesome man, with rheumy eyes and bloated face. 1959 Times 31 July 9 His Black Country remains black and unlovesome, but it is made pictorially striking. 2005 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 22 May 108 He introduces the least likely redemptive angel any of these unlovesome characters are ever likely to meet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1390
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