unmadadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmad/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmæd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mad adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mad adj.

Not insane. Later also: colloquial (chiefly North American) not angry.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > [adjective]

in (one's right) witc1000

wittyc1000

wisec1290

well-tempered1340

reasonablec1400

safe1402

perfectc1440

well in (also of) one's witsa1450

right in one's geara1500

well-advised1532

sensed1549

unmad1570

well-advised1585

rational1598

solid1606

in one's (right) senses1613

formala1616

of (in) disposing mind or memory1628

compos mentis1631

righta1638

well-hinged1649

well-balanced1652

spacked1673

clear-headed1709

sane1721

unfantastic1794

unmaddened1797

pas si bête1840

lucid1843

unfantastical1862

clothed and in one's right mind1873

right-minded1876

ungiddy1904

clear1950

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2134/1 Old & yong, blind and lame, madde and vnmadde.

1652 tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote (new ed.) i. iii. xi. f. 54 Any Knight Errant, answered Don-Quixote, is bound to turn for the honour of women, of what quality soever, against mad or unmad men.

1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Amphitryon v. ii, in tr. Plautus Comedies 61 She's th' only unmad Person o' my Family.

1869 J. H. Mathews Bessie among Mountains xiii. 252 ‘I went and forgot I was mad with John Porter. Now, what shall I do about it?’ ‘I guess you'll have to stay unmad,’ said Bessie.

1881 B. Stoker Under Sunset 109 ‘Here comes the good Alphabet Doctor, who will make you unmad.’ ‘I won't be made unmad,’ said 7, loudly.

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Dec. (Virginia Weekly section) 1 Lieb got mad. So Lipson apologized. So Lieb got unmad.

1992 Independent (Nexis) 11 Jan. (Weekend Books section) 27 My characters become sane. Perhaps it's because I come from a very unmad Yorkshire family.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmad
释义	unmadadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmad/, U.S. /ˌənˈmæd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mad adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mad adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mad adj. Not insane. Later also: colloquial (chiefly North American) not angry. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > [adjective] in (one's right) witc1000 wittyc1000 wisec1290 well-tempered1340 reasonablec1400 safe1402 perfectc1440 well in (also of) one's witsa1450 right in one's geara1500 well-advised1532 sensed1549 unmad1570 well-advised1585 rational1598 solid1606 in one's (right) senses1613 formala1616 of (in) disposing mind or memory1628 compos mentis1631 righta1638 well-hinged1649 well-balanced1652 spacked1673 clear-headed1709 sane1721 unfantastic1794 unmaddened1797 pas si bête1840 lucid1843 unfantastical1862 clothed and in one's right mind1873 right-minded1876 ungiddy1904 clear1950 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2134/1 Old & yong, blind and lame, madde and vnmadde. 1652 tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote (new ed.) i. iii. xi. f. 54 Any Knight Errant, answered Don-Quixote, is bound to turn for the honour of women, of what quality soever, against mad or unmad men. 1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Amphitryon v. ii, in tr. Plautus Comedies 61 She's th' only unmad Person o' my Family. 1869 J. H. Mathews Bessie among Mountains xiii. 252 ‘I went and forgot I was mad with John Porter. Now, what shall I do about it?’ ‘I guess you'll have to stay unmad,’ said Bessie. 1881 B. Stoker Under Sunset 109 ‘Here comes the good Alphabet Doctor, who will make you unmad.’ ‘I won't be made unmad,’ said 7, loudly. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Dec. (Virginia Weekly section) 1 Lieb got mad. So Lipson apologized. So Lieb got unmad. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 11 Jan. (Weekend Books section) 27 My characters become sane. Perhaps it's because I come from a very unmad Yorkshire family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1570
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