unmildadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌɪld/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmaɪld/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mild adj., adv., and n.¹

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch onmilde (Dutch †onmild ), Middle Low German unmilde , Old High German unmilti (Middle High German unmilte , unmilde , German (now rare) unmild ), Old Icelandic úmildr , Old Swedish omilder (Swedish omild ), Old Danish umild (Danish umild ), Gothic unmilds < the Germanic base of un- prefix¹ + the Germanic base of mild adj.

Not mild or gentle; harsh, rough, bitter; unkind, cruel; contrary, rebellious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkindc1325

dure1412

roughc1415

foula1500

harsh1579

untender1608

unsoftened1645

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

uncannya1774

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

bad-blooded1842

half-hearted1864

brash1868

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

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkind1340

ungentle1509

untender1608

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

half-hearted1864

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > astringent

stypticc1400

austere?a1425

Pontic?a1425

harshc1440

styptical1528

unmild1566

stringent1605

styptive1640

restringent1683

subastringent1788

puckery1833

eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) ii. ii. 100 Gif he þonne is unmilde & oferhygdig, þonne is þæt cuð þæt he nis of Gode.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9880 Hæþenn lif. & hæþenn follkess herrte. Iss harrd. & starrc all allse stan. Vnnmeoc. & all unnmilde.

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 61 Ich wot þat þu art un milde Wiþ hom þat nemuȝe from þe schilde.

c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 1460 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 148 Ovt of Engelonde he let heom driue:..muche was he on-milde!

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xii. x. 620 [Þe crowe] is a gangelinge bridde and vnmilde [L. impia] and greuous to men.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 281 Bolys ful vnmylde, With brasen feet, ramegous and wylde.

1482 Monk of Evesham l.100 Sche was only to her cosynis ryghte gastful and on mylde.

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) cxlvi. §6. 484 Synful men..ere sharpe and vnmyld and contrary.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. LLiiii^v Eschewe the occasions of testynesse or hastynesse, & other vnmylde behauour.

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iv. sig. K.iij Some Tigres thee did nurse, and gaue to thee their milke unmild.

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. G Eatinge most bitter rootes and leaues, Vnmilde vnto the taste.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Immite, vnmilde, cruel.

1674 P. Watkinson Mary's Choice 38 The day was very rugged, and the air unmild.

1772 S. Law Domest. Winter-piece 15 Now in these cold intemp'rate hours unmild, Of snows and frosts, and stormy weather wild.

1827 A. Seton Poems 23 I hasten'd from a scene unmild.

1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner xiv. 257 The sphinxian hooks unmild hardened in the corners of her mouth.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 July d7 It has made the mild, thoughtful Conable say unmild and unthinkable things.

2004 W. Deresiewicz Jane Austen & Romantic Poets iii. 62 The shock of this unmild surprise is more than gentle.

Derivatives

† unˈmildness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [noun]

unkindshipa1393

unmeeknessa1425

unmildnessc1460

ingratitude1477

harshnessc1480

ingratuity1528

ungentleness1548

untendernessa1658

bad blood1664

unbenevolence1720

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [noun]

unkindshipa1393

unkindnessa1400

unmeeknessa1425

unmildnessc1460

ungentleness1548

tender mercies1611

untendernessa1658

imbenignity1675

unbenevolence1720

c1460 Tree & 12 Frutes (McClean) (1960) 112 Moche vnnese, sister, comyth of such vnmyldenes [c1460 Durh. on myldenesse] of hert.

?1570 T. Drant Two Serm. I viij Mildnes to some is oft tymes vnmildnes and crueltie to many other.

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 46 The unmildnesse of Evangelick grace shall turn servant to declare the grace and mildnesse of the rigorous Law.

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

单词	unmild
释义	unmildadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌɪld/, U.S. /ˌənˈmaɪld/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mild adj., adv., and n.¹ Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch onmilde (Dutch †onmild ), Middle Low German unmilde , Old High German unmilti (Middle High German unmilte , unmilde , German (now rare) unmild ), Old Icelandic úmildr , Old Swedish omilder (Swedish omild ), Old Danish umild (Danish umild ), Gothic unmilds < the Germanic base of un- prefix¹ + the Germanic base of mild adj. Not mild or gentle; harsh, rough, bitter; unkind, cruel; contrary, rebellious. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkindc1325 dure1412 roughc1415 foula1500 harsh1579 untender1608 unsoftened1645 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 uncannya1774 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 bad-blooded1842 half-hearted1864 brash1868 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkind1340 ungentle1509 untender1608 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 half-hearted1864 the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > astringent stypticc1400 austere?a1425 Pontic?a1425 harshc1440 styptical1528 unmild1566 stringent1605 styptive1640 restringent1683 subastringent1788 puckery1833 eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) ii. ii. 100 Gif he þonne is unmilde & oferhygdig, þonne is þæt cuð þæt he nis of Gode. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9880 Hæþenn lif. & hæþenn follkess herrte. Iss harrd. & starrc all allse stan. Vnnmeoc. & all unnmilde. c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 61 Ich wot þat þu art un milde Wiþ hom þat nemuȝe from þe schilde. c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 1460 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 148 Ovt of Engelonde he let heom driue:..muche was he on-milde! a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xii. x. 620 [Þe crowe] is a gangelinge bridde and vnmilde [L. impia] and greuous to men. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 281 Bolys ful vnmylde, With brasen feet, ramegous and wylde. 1482 Monk of Evesham l.100 Sche was only to her cosynis ryghte gastful and on mylde. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) cxlvi. §6. 484 Synful men..ere sharpe and vnmyld and contrary. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. LLiiii^v Eschewe the occasions of testynesse or hastynesse, & other vnmylde behauour. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iv. sig. K.iij Some Tigres thee did nurse, and gaue to thee their milke unmild. 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. G Eatinge most bitter rootes and leaues, Vnmilde vnto the taste. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Immite, vnmilde, cruel. 1674 P. Watkinson Mary's Choice 38 The day was very rugged, and the air unmild. 1772 S. Law Domest. Winter-piece 15 Now in these cold intemp'rate hours unmild, Of snows and frosts, and stormy weather wild. 1827 A. Seton Poems 23 I hasten'd from a scene unmild. 1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner xiv. 257 The sphinxian hooks unmild hardened in the corners of her mouth. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 July d7 It has made the mild, thoughtful Conable say unmild and unthinkable things. 2004 W. Deresiewicz Jane Austen & Romantic Poets iii. 62 The shock of this unmild surprise is more than gentle. Derivatives † unˈmildness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [noun] unkindshipa1393 unmeeknessa1425 unmildnessc1460 ingratitude1477 harshnessc1480 ingratuity1528 ungentleness1548 untendernessa1658 bad blood1664 unbenevolence1720 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [noun] unkindshipa1393 unkindnessa1400 unmeeknessa1425 unmildnessc1460 ungentleness1548 tender mercies1611 untendernessa1658 imbenignity1675 unbenevolence1720 c1460 Tree & 12 Frutes (McClean) (1960) 112 Moche vnnese, sister, comyth of such vnmyldenes [c1460 Durh. on myldenesse] of hert. ?1570 T. Drant Two Serm. I viij Mildnes to some is oft tymes vnmildnes and crueltie to many other. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 46 The unmildnesse of Evangelick grace shall turn servant to declare the grace and mildnesse of the rigorous Law. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.eOE
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