unmadeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmeɪd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmeɪd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and made adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English made , make v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + made, past participle of make v.¹ Compare later made adj.See also constructions with unmade and complement at un- prefix¹ 7b.

1. gen. That has not (yet) been made; uncreated, unformed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > not created > not yet created

unmadea1325

unengendered1578

unspawned1814

unconceived1848

meonic1937

meontic1951

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 671 Babel ðat tur bi-lef un-mad.

1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) v. i. 74 He [sc. god] werketh and maketh as many werkes as better ben made, than vnmade.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 608 He..thoucht to leif the fyre vnmaid.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. CCiii^v Whiche..lefte the letter .O. that he was in makynge, halfe vnmade.

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. iii. 70 Taking the measure of an vnmade graue.

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 177 Lawes:..are farre better vnmade, than vnkept.

a1761 S. Davies Coll. Poems (1968) i. 7 'Til then, you lay in native Nothing's Shade; And but for Him, had still remain'd unmade.

1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 102 I die,..My Mind unsettled and my Will unmade.

1919 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Archit. 7 456/1 The market..is..dependent upon the caprice of unmade decisions.

2007 Vanity Fair Dec. 256/2 It was one of those..dream projects, like..the unmade Napoleon film that Stanley Kubrick noodled for decades.

2. Existing without having been made; self-existent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [adjective] > existent or existing > self-existent > existing without having been made

unmadec1350

ungotten1435

unproduceda1513

unbegotten1532

ungenerate1546

uncreate1549

uncreated1549

unbegot1597

unprocreated1623

ingenerated1646

unprocreatea1649

ingenerate1656

improduced1662

ingenit1677

ungenerated1741

unborn1822

birthless1830

c1350 in Anglia (1906) 29 406 Noht þre unmade ne mikel þre, Bot on unmade and on mikel is he.

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Mending of Life 122 O sweit light..þat is my makar vn-made: liȝt þe face..of my Inward eyn with clernes vn-made.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 242 Thei..helden that al the bodili heuen..was vnmaad, and was euer withoute bigynnyng of tyme.

1563 J. Man tr. W. Musculus Common Places Christian Relig. 373 I doe fynde generally two Natures, one not made, the other made. Wee call that unmade (non factam), which belongeth unto God.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Pref. sig. ** The Latter asserted an Unmade Mind, whereas the Former Generated all Mind..out of those Qualified Atoms.

1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses Pref. 23 Unmade, Self-existent, independent Deities.

1720 D. Waterland 8 Serm. Divinity of Christ 239 If He existed before anything was made, He must..be unmade, and therefore eternal.

1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. vi. 43 Maker, upholder, governor of all: Thyself unmade, ungoverned, unupheld.

1884 Congregational Year Bk. 93 His world is a world without design, atoms are the unmade makers of all things.

1905 Westminster (Philadelphia) 23 Dec. 14/2 An unmade God, who can make all things that are made out of what never was made is almost too stupendous to believe.

2008 R. Holloway Between Monster & Saint iv. 91 The maker was defined as being himself unmade: he was self-existent and without beginning or end.

3. Originally Scottish. Not subjected to a process of manufacture. Later spec. of a road, track, etc.: without a smooth, hard surface; (also) with a natural surface that has been flattened by use rather than constructed. Cf. made adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1578 Edinb. Test. VI. f. 88, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unmade Of gluiffis maid & vnmaid schaipin.

1680 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 165 To [blank] davison for 4 duzⁿ unmade pens.

1704 London Gaz. No. 3981/4 With new fine Holland Shifts and Hankerchiefs unmade.

1716 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 132 Whatever of cloth, made or unmade, linen yarn or woollen.

1736 G. Webb Office & Authority of Justice of Peace 173 So long as it [sc. a Horse Way] continues unmade, or unrepaired.

1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. ii. in Poems (1807) II. 45 The simple unmade road, Marked with the frequent hoof of sheep or kine, Or rustic's studded shoe, I love to tread.

1885 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day 315 The plain unmade satin scarf.

1920 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 13 Nov. 17/5 I lived for years on an unmade road, where bullockies passed each day.

2005 Daily Tel. 21 June 19/4 Our home..costs the council next to nothing—even our lane is unmade.

4. Of a bed: not having the bedclothes neatly arranged for sleeping in.

ΚΠ

1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks iii. 44 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Lodging all night long he lies..Vpon a couch vnmade (vnspread).

a1612 J. Haryngton in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 86 That no mans bed bee vnmade, nor fire or candle-box vncleane, after 8 of the clock in the morning.

1614 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Treat. Anger ii. xxv, in tr. Seneca Wks. 542 The Page is scarce seruiceable that either ministreth water to warme for our wine, or a bed to sit vpon vnmade, or a table negligently furnished.

1782 Proc. Old Bailey 11 Sept. 598/1 How was the bed?—It was unmade, this was in the afternoon.

1828 Lights & Shades Eng. Life I. 286 A halfclothed mother seated on the corner of an unmade bed.

1907 E. Glyn Three Weeks xiv. 153 The bed unmade and piled with uncovered hotel pillows.

2001 I. McEwan Atonement 5 Her big sister's room was a stew of unclosed books, unfolded clothes, unmade bed, unemptied ashtrays.

5. Of an animal, esp. a horse, or of a person: not (yet) trained. Cf. made adj. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > not broken in or trained

uncorsayeda1400

undaunted1422

unbroken1538

rough1542

unhandled1558

unbacked1593

unmade1632

unbrokea1716

breachy1780

outlawed1893

1632 W. Watts Swedish Intelligencer: 2nd Pt. 13 A besieged enemy being like an unmade hawke, to be reclaymd with watching.

1640 R. Carter Mil. Dialogue Philomusus & Miles sig. B2^v This is the Souldiers trade: Who having got the reyns at will, Run mad like Colts unmade.

1823 Trans. Soc. Arts 40 67 Many unmade horses have peculiarities in their mouths, which renders it necessary to alter the position of the reins on the bit frequently whilst driving them.

1899 United Service Mag. June 314 The large number of unmade soldiers who are visible in the ranks to-day, of men who have had to jerry-build their knowledge of their profession.

1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 41/3 (advt.) Wanted..horse..preferably unmade with event potential.

2011 Racing Post (Nexis) 3 June 18 I've always believed in buying value unmade horses and bringing them along... It was never my policy to buy made horses at extortionate prices.

Compounds

(Cf. note at un- prefix¹ 2c.)

With adverbs, as unmade-out, unmade-over, unmade-up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] > not fully formed

unshapenc1350

wanec1485

unshaped1572

unmade1578

semi-formed1828

1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya iii. 41 A pinnesse..whiche was caryed in peeces, and vnmade vp.

1635 Julia in J. Donne Poems (rev. ed.) 97 Countless multitudes Of formlesse curses, projects unmade up.

a1680 S. Butler Pedant in Char. (1908) 136 He wears his little Learning, unmade-up, put it on, before it was half finished.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 379 Where the rows and brush lie longer unbound or unmade up.

1789 Minutes Evid. Comm. Tobacco & Snuff (House of Commons) 23 I have accounts unmade out, which would appear to shew a great variation.

1833 C. Lamb Let 9 Sept. (1935) III. 384 I think we scarce left anything unmadeout.

1871 Jrnl. Jurispr. 15 268 A number of pairs of boots and shoes, and of unmade-up legs for the same.

1936 D. Powell Turn, Magic Wheel ii. 133 Their decently un-made-up little wives.

1971 J. Turner Stone Dormitory vi. 63 He went on along the unmade-up road.

2010 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 31 July (Review section) 4 You can also climb the stairs and marvel at the ancient, unmade-over interior of the keep.

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

单词	unmade
释义	unmadeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmeɪd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmeɪd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and made adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English made , make v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + made, past participle of make v.¹ Compare later made adj.See also constructions with unmade and complement at un- prefix¹ 7b. 1. gen. That has not (yet) been made; uncreated, unformed. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > not created > not yet created unmadea1325 unengendered1578 unspawned1814 unconceived1848 meonic1937 meontic1951 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 671 Babel ðat tur bi-lef un-mad. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) v. i. 74 He [sc. god] werketh and maketh as many werkes as better ben made, than vnmade. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 608 He..thoucht to leif the fyre vnmaid. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. CCiii^v Whiche..lefte the letter .O. that he was in makynge, halfe vnmade. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. iii. 70 Taking the measure of an vnmade graue. View more context for this quotation 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 177 Lawes:..are farre better vnmade, than vnkept. a1761 S. Davies Coll. Poems (1968) i. 7 'Til then, you lay in native Nothing's Shade; And but for Him, had still remain'd unmade. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 102 I die,..My Mind unsettled and my Will unmade. 1919 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Archit. 7 456/1 The market..is..dependent upon the caprice of unmade decisions. 2007 Vanity Fair Dec. 256/2 It was one of those..dream projects, like..the unmade Napoleon film that Stanley Kubrick noodled for decades. 2. Existing without having been made; self-existent. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [adjective] > existent or existing > self-existent > existing without having been made unmadec1350 ungotten1435 unproduceda1513 unbegotten1532 ungenerate1546 uncreate1549 uncreated1549 unbegot1597 unprocreated1623 ingenerated1646 unprocreatea1649 ingenerate1656 improduced1662 ingenit1677 ungenerated1741 unborn1822 birthless1830 c1350 in Anglia (1906) 29 406 Noht þre unmade ne mikel þre, Bot on unmade and on mikel is he. R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Mending of Life 122 O sweit light..þat is my makar vn-made: liȝt þe face..of my Inward eyn with clernes vn-made. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 242 Thei..helden that al the bodili heuen..was vnmaad, and was euer withoute bigynnyng of tyme. 1563 J. Man tr. W. Musculus Common Places Christian Relig. 373 I doe fynde generally two Natures, one not made, the other made. Wee call that unmade (non factam), which belongeth unto God. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Pref. sig. ** The Latter asserted an Unmade Mind, whereas the Former Generated all Mind..out of those Qualified Atoms. 1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses Pref. 23 Unmade, Self-existent, independent Deities. 1720 D. Waterland 8 Serm. Divinity of Christ 239 If He existed before anything was made, He must..be unmade, and therefore eternal. 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. vi. 43 Maker, upholder, governor of all: Thyself unmade, ungoverned, unupheld. 1884 Congregational Year Bk. 93 His world is a world without design, atoms are the unmade makers of all things. 1905 Westminster (Philadelphia) 23 Dec. 14/2 An unmade God, who can make all things that are made out of what never was made is almost too stupendous to believe. 2008 R. Holloway Between Monster & Saint iv. 91 The maker was defined as being himself unmade: he was self-existent and without beginning or end. 3. Originally Scottish. Not subjected to a process of manufacture. Later spec. of a road, track, etc.: without a smooth, hard surface; (also) with a natural surface that has been flattened by use rather than constructed. Cf. made adj. 2. ΚΠ 1578 Edinb. Test. VI. f. 88, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unmade Of gluiffis maid & vnmaid schaipin. 1680 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 165 To [blank] davison for 4 duzⁿ unmade pens. 1704 London Gaz. No. 3981/4 With new fine Holland Shifts and Hankerchiefs unmade. 1716 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 132 Whatever of cloth, made or unmade, linen yarn or woollen. 1736 G. Webb Office & Authority of Justice of Peace 173 So long as it [sc. a Horse Way] continues unmade, or unrepaired. 1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. ii. in Poems (1807) II. 45 The simple unmade road, Marked with the frequent hoof of sheep or kine, Or rustic's studded shoe, I love to tread. 1885 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day 315 The plain unmade satin scarf. 1920 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 13 Nov. 17/5 I lived for years on an unmade road, where bullockies passed each day. 2005 Daily Tel. 21 June 19/4 Our home..costs the council next to nothing—even our lane is unmade. 4. Of a bed: not having the bedclothes neatly arranged for sleeping in. ΚΠ 1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks iii. 44 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Lodging all night long he lies..Vpon a couch vnmade (vnspread). a1612 J. Haryngton in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 86 That no mans bed bee vnmade, nor fire or candle-box vncleane, after 8 of the clock in the morning. 1614 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Treat. Anger ii. xxv, in tr. Seneca Wks. 542 The Page is scarce seruiceable that either ministreth water to warme for our wine, or a bed to sit vpon vnmade, or a table negligently furnished. 1782 Proc. Old Bailey 11 Sept. 598/1 How was the bed?—It was unmade, this was in the afternoon. 1828 Lights & Shades Eng. Life I. 286 A halfclothed mother seated on the corner of an unmade bed. 1907 E. Glyn Three Weeks xiv. 153 The bed unmade and piled with uncovered hotel pillows. 2001 I. McEwan Atonement 5 Her big sister's room was a stew of unclosed books, unfolded clothes, unmade bed, unemptied ashtrays. 5. Of an animal, esp. a horse, or of a person: not (yet) trained. Cf. made adj. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > not broken in or trained uncorsayeda1400 undaunted1422 unbroken1538 rough1542 unhandled1558 unbacked1593 unmade1632 unbrokea1716 breachy1780 outlawed1893 1632 W. Watts Swedish Intelligencer: 2nd Pt. 13 A besieged enemy being like an unmade hawke, to be reclaymd with watching. 1640 R. Carter Mil. Dialogue Philomusus & Miles sig. B2^v This is the Souldiers trade: Who having got the reyns at will, Run mad like Colts unmade. 1823 Trans. Soc. Arts 40 67 Many unmade horses have peculiarities in their mouths, which renders it necessary to alter the position of the reins on the bit frequently whilst driving them. 1899 United Service Mag. June 314 The large number of unmade soldiers who are visible in the ranks to-day, of men who have had to jerry-build their knowledge of their profession. 1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 41/3 (advt.) Wanted..horse..preferably unmade with event potential. 2011 Racing Post (Nexis) 3 June 18 I've always believed in buying value unmade horses and bringing them along... It was never my policy to buy made horses at extortionate prices. Compounds (Cf. note at un- prefix¹ 2c.) With adverbs, as unmade-out, unmade-over, unmade-up. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] > not fully formed unshapenc1350 wanec1485 unshaped1572 unmade1578 semi-formed1828 1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya iii. 41 A pinnesse..whiche was caryed in peeces, and vnmade vp. 1635 Julia in J. Donne Poems (rev. ed.) 97 Countless multitudes Of formlesse curses, projects unmade up. a1680 S. Butler Pedant in Char. (1908) 136 He wears his little Learning, unmade-up, put it on, before it was half finished. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 379 Where the rows and brush lie longer unbound or unmade up. 1789 Minutes Evid. Comm. Tobacco & Snuff (House of Commons) 23 I have accounts unmade out, which would appear to shew a great variation. 1833 C. Lamb Let 9 Sept. (1935) III. 384 I think we scarce left anything unmadeout. 1871 Jrnl. Jurispr. 15 268 A number of pairs of boots and shoes, and of unmade-up legs for the same. 1936 D. Powell Turn, Magic Wheel ii. 133 Their decently un-made-up little wives. 1971 J. Turner Stone Dormitory vi. 63 He went on along the unmade-up road. 2010 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 31 July (Review section) 4 You can also climb the stairs and marvel at the ancient, unmade-over interior of the keep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1325
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