unhonestadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈhonest.

Obsolete exc. archaic or dialect.

In senses 2, 3 very common in the 16th cent.

a. Physically or morally objectionable, offensive, or unpleasant; indecent, filthy, vile.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > hatred > object of detestation (person or thing) > [adjective]

loatha700

eileOE

andsetec1000

wlatfulc1230

aloathedc1275

wlatsomea1300

unhonest13..

wlata1325

hideousc1330

abominable1340

hatefula1382

hatesomea1382

abominablec1384

odiousa1387

fulsomec1390

accursedc1400

hatousc1400

rankc1400

hateablec1425

odiblec1425

ugsomec1425

wretchedc1430

loathsomec1440

loathfula1450

noisomea1450

abhominal1477

detestable1477

loathy1481

loathing?a1513

oppugnanta1513

irksome1513

hateworthy1548

abhorful1565

ugged1570

detestine1575

ulcerous1577

opposite1578

scandalous1592

offensive1594

obscene1597

ulcered1602

dirtya1616

abhorrent1628

toady1628

envious1630

repugnant1633

nauseating1645

nauseous1646

obnoxious1646

detestful1654

reluctant1663

horrid1666

abnoxious1682

devilish1692

invidious1710

repellent1776

repellant1780

sickening1789

toadish1822

carrion1826

ugging1839

cussed1853

repugnant1879

jerky1944

vomitous1952

barfy1957

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective]

unhonest13..

inhonest1340

undecent1563

broad1579

nasty1601

indecent1613

paw1668

paw-paw1723

improper1739

unproper1797

fie-fie1812

warm1814

blue1818

indecorous1829

off-colour1875

sultry1887

suggestive1888

scorching1890

juicy1923

gamey1945

13.. K. Alis. 6472 Bothe byfore and eke byhynde, They haveth clothyng unhonest.

a1350 St. Philip & Jas. 21 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 52 Blastes out of his mouth he blew, Þat war so euyl and vn-honeste, Þai destryd oft both man and beste.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. ev The membres of our body, that be most vnhonest and moost rebellyng to our reason.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 152^v Whatsoever thyng wer not of it self unhonest, he affermed not to bee unhoneste in open presence.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island viii. xx. 111 His shamefull parts, that shunne the hated light, Were naked left; (ah foul unhonest sight!).

b. Uncomely, unhandsome.

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

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. xii. 23 And tho membris that ben vn~honest, han more honeste.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) v. lxvi If a man is withoute heed heere, he is yholde þe more vnhoneste.

c. Unseemly, unbecoming, improper.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective]

unbecomelyc1200

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unsetec1325

unseemly1338

unconablea1340

unseeminga1340

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unseemc1425

unjustc1443

unconvenient1450

unsoundablec1450

unhonestc1503

inconvenienta1513

mis-seeminga1522

unconvenable1542

undecent1546

graceless1562

unsetting1567

indecent1570

misbecoming1589

misbeseeming1589

uncouth1589

unbeseeming1593

seemless1596

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

wry1601

disbecominga1639

unbeseemly1648

improper1739

ugly1879

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > unseemly

unthewfulc1050

unbecomelyc1200

unhend?c1225

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unsetec1325

unconablea1340

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unlikelya1425

unconvenient1450

unsoundablec1450

unorderly1471

unhonestc1503

inconvenienta1513

mis-seeminga1522

unconvenable1542

undecent1546

unsetting1567

indecent1570

uncouth1589

unfittinga1592

unbeseeming1593

seemless1596

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

unbeseemly1648

untoward1658

indecorous1682

ungain-like1796

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. Cviij Item that the bookis and vestmentis bien broken and vnhonest for dyuine seruice.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 89^v It was not a thyng unhonest for one to carrye a gammonde of bakon in his hande.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 234 They dayly chaunged their apparel, sometime long and wide, and at another tyme, cutted short.., and altogether vnsemely and vnhonest.

2. Of actions, language, etc.:

a. Morally unfitting or unbecoming; unseemly, immodest, lewd.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adjective]

unbecomelyc1200

uncomelyc1230

unsetec1325

unconablea1340

unhonestc1380

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

disconvenienta1425

unjustc1443

unconvenient1450

unsoundablec1450

inconvenientc1460

unorderly1471

mis-seeminga1522

unconvenable1542

undecent1546

ungreeing1560

graceless1562

unsetting1567

unhovable1570

ill1586

uncouth1589

unfittinga1592

unbeseeming1593

seemless1596

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

ill-seta1627

unbeseemly1648

ungainlya1660

indecorous1681

paw-paw1723

ungain-like1796

jive1971

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 29 I dreede to telle holy wordis wiþ my foule mouþ, fillid wiþ unhoneste wordis.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 579 Alle illez he hates..; But non nuyez hym..As harlottrye vnhonest, heþyng of seluen.

c1475 Babees Bk. (Harl. 5086) (2002) i. 4 Whenne yee er sette, take noone vnhoneste tale.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 133 Thair vndertaking was jn the begynnyng vnhonest, vnlefull.

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xvi. sig. x.v ^v Yf in songes vnhoneste, & tryfylles, & talkynges, of langage, he swereth god.

1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iv. xii. 107 Domitius Afer..laid to her charge that shee leade an vnhonest life with Furnius.

1607 T. Dekker & G. Wilkins Iests to make you Merie sig. D4 To vnhonest pleasure, is begot a companion repentance.

1645 J. Ussher Body of Divinitie 279 This commandement [is] broken by..taking delight in hearing unhonest things.

b. Dishonourable, discreditable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective]

undignec1315

unhonestc1450

reproachable1477

unhonourable1540

discredible1575

discreditable1577

defacing1583

reprobate1589

reproachful1591

scandalous1592

uncreditable1649

notorious1666

unworthy1693

discrediting1699

increditable1703

disreputable1773

compromising1883

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 41 What profettis þi frenship vnto me, when þu desyris me for to do for þe þat þing þat is vnhoneste?

a1470 Dives & Pauper (1496) iv. xviii. 181/2 The suget shal not..do ony thyng unryghtfull & un~honest.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 100 A wowe is..vnwise, wan it is only about temporal þingis, or vnhonest, or vnprofitable to soule hele.

1540 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 254 There is daunger of vnhonest condicions or of Discontentement at departing.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1384/1 My case is hard, but yet am I not so desperat as to reuenge it vpon my selfe, which must needs be the euent of so vnhonest and vnpossible an enterprise.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. x. §5. 116 He brought an vnhonest message to his owne Countrimen.

1649 J. Canne Snare Broken 14 An oath is unlawfull when..we promise any thing that is unjust or unhonest.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Unhonest, dishonourable, dishonest. Stated in Todd's John. to be obsolete; but it is not so in the North.

3. Of persons:

a. Not honourable, respectable, or of good repute; acting in a dishonourable or discreditable manner. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > [adjective] > of ill repute

unhonesta1382

ill-famed1483

scoury?a1513

renownless1552

uncredited1586

bankrupt1601

discredited1605

disopinioned1622

creditless1660

unreputable1688

irreputable1709

low-lifed?1750

louche1819

characterless1825

disreputable1828

pikey1838

shady1862

lowlife1939

sleazoid1976

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxxvii. 13 With the dredful trete [not] of bataile,..with the vnhonest, of honeste.

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 64 Kepe þy most noble saule hegh,..þat ys geuyn to þe, noght to be maad vnhonest by þe, but to be enhyed and glorifyed.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xxv. 8 Whanne thou hast maad thi frend vnhonest.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xvi^v This false father in lawe, this vntrew, vnhonest and periured persone.

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. E3 These and such like, as confounders of all ciuilitie..are confirmed to vnhonest.

1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xii. xx. 462 Some ambitious vnhonest fellow.

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. v. iii. 442 Of a majesticall presence, but peradventure imperious, vnhonest, selfewill'd.

b. Bad or immoral in character or conduct; disreputable.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [adjective]

illa1200

thewlessa1327

unrightyc1350

wronga1382

noughtc1400

unhonestc1422

ill-disposedc1460

naughtyc1460

thowless1487

misaffectionate1533

naught1550

ill-conditioned1614

uncharactered1841

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > immoral person > [adjective]

unhonestc1422

uncharactered1841

c1422 T. Hoccleve Min. Poems 218/63 To goode wommen that it be no shame, Al thogh þat thow vnhonest wommen blame.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 178 Gif a man fyndis ane vnhonest foule creature hafand conuersacioun with his wyf.

1536 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 28 They shall not geve theymself to drinking and ryote sitting all daye at Tables or cardes playng..and specially with vnhonest and vnthryftye persons.

1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 94 All which were in their liues very vnhonest, & in their gouernement very scandalous.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iv. i. 190 If a Nurse be mishapen, vnchast, vnhonest, impudent, drunke,..the child..will be so too.

1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Sept. (1855) 35 George cryit—Unhonest Beoche and adulterous Beoche.

4. Dishonest (in respect of dealings with others).

a. Of actions, gain, etc. (Also dialect as adv.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > dishonesty > dishonest action > [adjective]

unhonest1583

unparliamentary1626

rigged1850

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > dishonest > specifically of action, etc.

surreptitious1443

unhonest1583

surreptitial1602

surreptious1630

surreptive1633

cogged1781

rigged1850

1583 W. Fulke Def. Transl. Script. (1843) iii. 195 This scornful replier..is so accustomed to false and unhonest dealing.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 34 To giue a false colour to their owne knowledges..or..to get vnhonest polling pence to their owne purses.

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxxv. sig. O7 Vnworthines is euer the end of vnhonest Deceit.

c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1850) I. 109 The purchess of there bischoprikis be brybes, thair vnhonest dealling in civill barganes.

1730 St. Trials I. 315 The Earl as well abusing the King's Favours,..as bearing unhonest Friendship, in Conference with Sir Thomas concerning that Imployment.

1901 ‘Zack’ Tales Dunstable Weir 48 What wud it feel like to come by the money unhonest?

b. Of persons.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > dishonesty > dishonest person > [adjective]

unjustc1400

bribing1530

unhonest1545

subornate1548

sinistrous1600

sinistruous1601

horse-fair1606

under-honest1609

left-handed1615

leer1631

dishonest1752

cross1819

one-eyed1833

crook1911

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > dishonest

manOE

unjustc1400

bribing1530

unhonest1545

makeshift1592

sinistrous1600

horse-fair1606

under-honest1609

dishonest1611

one-eyed1833

shystering1860

cross1882

crook1911

bent1914

fly-by-night1914

crookish1927

shyster1943

shonky1970

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus To Gentlem. Eng. Honest fletchers and bowyers do not so, and they that be vnhonest, oughte..to amende them selues.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xv. sig. Y7^v The old man..folowed his suite with all meanes of vnhonest seruants, large promises [etc.].

1603 N. Breton Dialogue Pithe & Pleasure sig. D4 How vnhonest is that labourer, who will not worke for his wages?

1645 in J. Wilson Annals of Hawick (1850) 65 In calling of him..ane runnigat beggar,..and ane false unhonest thief.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unhonest
释义	unhonestadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈhonest. Obsolete exc. archaic or dialect. In senses 2, 3 very common in the 16th cent. 1. a. Physically or morally objectionable, offensive, or unpleasant; indecent, filthy, vile. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > object of detestation (person or thing) > [adjective] loatha700 eileOE andsetec1000 wlatfulc1230 aloathedc1275 wlatsomea1300 unhonest13.. wlata1325 hideousc1330 abominable1340 hatefula1382 hatesomea1382 abominablec1384 odiousa1387 fulsomec1390 accursedc1400 hatousc1400 rankc1400 hateablec1425 odiblec1425 ugsomec1425 wretchedc1430 loathsomec1440 loathfula1450 noisomea1450 abhominal1477 detestable1477 loathy1481 loathing?a1513 oppugnanta1513 irksome1513 hateworthy1548 abhorful1565 ugged1570 detestine1575 ulcerous1577 opposite1578 scandalous1592 offensive1594 obscene1597 ulcered1602 dirtya1616 abhorrent1628 toady1628 envious1630 repugnant1633 nauseating1645 nauseous1646 obnoxious1646 detestful1654 reluctant1663 horrid1666 abnoxious1682 devilish1692 invidious1710 repellent1776 repellant1780 sickening1789 toadish1822 carrion1826 ugging1839 cussed1853 repugnant1879 jerky1944 vomitous1952 barfy1957 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] unhonest13.. inhonest1340 undecent1563 broad1579 nasty1601 indecent1613 paw1668 paw-paw1723 improper1739 unproper1797 fie-fie1812 warm1814 blue1818 indecorous1829 off-colour1875 sultry1887 suggestive1888 scorching1890 juicy1923 gamey1945 13.. K. Alis. 6472 Bothe byfore and eke byhynde, They haveth clothyng unhonest. a1350 St. Philip & Jas. 21 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 52 Blastes out of his mouth he blew, Þat war so euyl and vn-honeste, Þai destryd oft both man and beste. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. ev The membres of our body, that be most vnhonest and moost rebellyng to our reason. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 152^v Whatsoever thyng wer not of it self unhonest, he affermed not to bee unhoneste in open presence. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island viii. xx. 111 His shamefull parts, that shunne the hated light, Were naked left; (ah foul unhonest sight!). b. Uncomely, unhandsome. 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 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. xii. 23 And tho membris that ben vn~honest, han more honeste. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) v. lxvi If a man is withoute heed heere, he is yholde þe more vnhoneste. c. Unseemly, unbecoming, improper. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] unbecomelyc1200 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unsetec1325 unseemly1338 unconablea1340 unseeminga1340 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unseemc1425 unjustc1443 unconvenient1450 unsoundablec1450 unhonestc1503 inconvenienta1513 mis-seeminga1522 unconvenable1542 undecent1546 graceless1562 unsetting1567 indecent1570 misbecoming1589 misbeseeming1589 uncouth1589 unbeseeming1593 seemless1596 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 wry1601 disbecominga1639 unbeseemly1648 improper1739 ugly1879 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > unseemly unthewfulc1050 unbecomelyc1200 unhend?c1225 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unsetec1325 unconablea1340 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unlikelya1425 unconvenient1450 unsoundablec1450 unorderly1471 unhonestc1503 inconvenienta1513 mis-seeminga1522 unconvenable1542 undecent1546 unsetting1567 indecent1570 uncouth1589 unfittinga1592 unbeseeming1593 seemless1596 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 unbeseemly1648 untoward1658 indecorous1682 ungain-like1796 c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. Cviij Item that the bookis and vestmentis bien broken and vnhonest for dyuine seruice. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 89^v It was not a thyng unhonest for one to carrye a gammonde of bakon in his hande. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 234 They dayly chaunged their apparel, sometime long and wide, and at another tyme, cutted short.., and altogether vnsemely and vnhonest. 2. Of actions, language, etc.: a. Morally unfitting or unbecoming; unseemly, immodest, lewd. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adjective] unbecomelyc1200 uncomelyc1230 unsetec1325 unconablea1340 unhonestc1380 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 disconvenienta1425 unjustc1443 unconvenient1450 unsoundablec1450 inconvenientc1460 unorderly1471 mis-seeminga1522 unconvenable1542 undecent1546 ungreeing1560 graceless1562 unsetting1567 unhovable1570 ill1586 uncouth1589 unfittinga1592 unbeseeming1593 seemless1596 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 ill-seta1627 unbeseemly1648 ungainlya1660 indecorous1681 paw-paw1723 ungain-like1796 jive1971 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 29 I dreede to telle holy wordis wiþ my foule mouþ, fillid wiþ unhoneste wordis. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 579 Alle illez he hates..; But non nuyez hym..As harlottrye vnhonest, heþyng of seluen. c1475 Babees Bk. (Harl. 5086) (2002) i. 4 Whenne yee er sette, take noone vnhoneste tale. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 133 Thair vndertaking was jn the begynnyng vnhonest, vnlefull. 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xvi. sig. x.v ^v Yf in songes vnhoneste, & tryfylles, & talkynges, of langage, he swereth god. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iv. xii. 107 Domitius Afer..laid to her charge that shee leade an vnhonest life with Furnius. 1607 T. Dekker & G. Wilkins Iests to make you Merie sig. D4 To vnhonest pleasure, is begot a companion repentance. 1645 J. Ussher Body of Divinitie 279 This commandement [is] broken by..taking delight in hearing unhonest things. b. Dishonourable, discreditable. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective] undignec1315 unhonestc1450 reproachable1477 unhonourable1540 discredible1575 discreditable1577 defacing1583 reprobate1589 reproachful1591 scandalous1592 uncreditable1649 notorious1666 unworthy1693 discrediting1699 increditable1703 disreputable1773 compromising1883 c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 41 What profettis þi frenship vnto me, when þu desyris me for to do for þe þat þing þat is vnhoneste? a1470 Dives & Pauper (1496) iv. xviii. 181/2 The suget shal not..do ony thyng unryghtfull & un~honest. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 100 A wowe is..vnwise, wan it is only about temporal þingis, or vnhonest, or vnprofitable to soule hele. 1540 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 254 There is daunger of vnhonest condicions or of Discontentement at departing. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1384/1 My case is hard, but yet am I not so desperat as to reuenge it vpon my selfe, which must needs be the euent of so vnhonest and vnpossible an enterprise. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. x. §5. 116 He brought an vnhonest message to his owne Countrimen. 1649 J. Canne Snare Broken 14 An oath is unlawfull when..we promise any thing that is unjust or unhonest. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Unhonest, dishonourable, dishonest. Stated in Todd's John. to be obsolete; but it is not so in the North. 3. Of persons: a. Not honourable, respectable, or of good repute; acting in a dishonourable or discreditable manner. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > [adjective] > of ill repute unhonesta1382 ill-famed1483 scoury?a1513 renownless1552 uncredited1586 bankrupt1601 discredited1605 disopinioned1622 creditless1660 unreputable1688 irreputable1709 low-lifed?1750 louche1819 characterless1825 disreputable1828 pikey1838 shady1862 lowlife1939 sleazoid1976 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxxvii. 13 With the dredful trete [not] of bataile,..with the vnhonest, of honeste. c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 64 Kepe þy most noble saule hegh,..þat ys geuyn to þe, noght to be maad vnhonest by þe, but to be enhyed and glorifyed. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xxv. 8 Whanne thou hast maad thi frend vnhonest. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xvi^v This false father in lawe, this vntrew, vnhonest and periured persone. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. E3 These and such like, as confounders of all ciuilitie..are confirmed to vnhonest. 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xii. xx. 462 Some ambitious vnhonest fellow. 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. v. iii. 442 Of a majesticall presence, but peradventure imperious, vnhonest, selfewill'd. b. Bad or immoral in character or conduct; disreputable. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [adjective] illa1200 thewlessa1327 unrightyc1350 wronga1382 noughtc1400 unhonestc1422 ill-disposedc1460 naughtyc1460 thowless1487 misaffectionate1533 naught1550 ill-conditioned1614 uncharactered1841 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > immoral person > [adjective] unhonestc1422 uncharactered1841 c1422 T. Hoccleve Min. Poems 218/63 To goode wommen that it be no shame, Al thogh þat thow vnhonest wommen blame. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 178 Gif a man fyndis ane vnhonest foule creature hafand conuersacioun with his wyf. 1536 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 28 They shall not geve theymself to drinking and ryote sitting all daye at Tables or cardes playng..and specially with vnhonest and vnthryftye persons. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 94 All which were in their liues very vnhonest, & in their gouernement very scandalous. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iv. i. 190 If a Nurse be mishapen, vnchast, vnhonest, impudent, drunke,..the child..will be so too. 1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Sept. (1855) 35 George cryit—Unhonest Beoche and adulterous Beoche. 4. Dishonest (in respect of dealings with others). a. Of actions, gain, etc. (Also dialect as adv.) ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > dishonesty > dishonest action > [adjective] unhonest1583 unparliamentary1626 rigged1850 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > dishonest > specifically of action, etc. surreptitious1443 unhonest1583 surreptitial1602 surreptious1630 surreptive1633 cogged1781 rigged1850 1583 W. Fulke Def. Transl. Script. (1843) iii. 195 This scornful replier..is so accustomed to false and unhonest dealing. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 34 To giue a false colour to their owne knowledges..or..to get vnhonest polling pence to their owne purses. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxxv. sig. O7 Vnworthines is euer the end of vnhonest Deceit. c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1850) I. 109 The purchess of there bischoprikis be brybes, thair vnhonest dealling in civill barganes. 1730 St. Trials I. 315 The Earl as well abusing the King's Favours,..as bearing unhonest Friendship, in Conference with Sir Thomas concerning that Imployment. 1901 ‘Zack’ Tales Dunstable Weir 48 What wud it feel like to come by the money unhonest? b. Of persons. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > dishonesty > dishonest person > [adjective] unjustc1400 bribing1530 unhonest1545 subornate1548 sinistrous1600 sinistruous1601 horse-fair1606 under-honest1609 left-handed1615 leer1631 dishonest1752 cross1819 one-eyed1833 crook1911 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > dishonest manOE unjustc1400 bribing1530 unhonest1545 makeshift1592 sinistrous1600 horse-fair1606 under-honest1609 dishonest1611 one-eyed1833 shystering1860 cross1882 crook1911 bent1914 fly-by-night1914 crookish1927 shyster1943 shonky1970 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus To Gentlem. Eng. Honest fletchers and bowyers do not so, and they that be vnhonest, oughte..to amende them selues. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xv. sig. Y7^v The old man..folowed his suite with all meanes of vnhonest seruants, large promises [etc.]. 1603 N. Breton Dialogue Pithe & Pleasure sig. D4 How vnhonest is that labourer, who will not worke for his wages? 1645 in J. Wilson Annals of Hawick (1850) 65 In calling of him..ane runnigat beggar,..and ane false unhonest thief. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.13..
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