unpublicadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpʌblɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpəblɪk/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and public adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + public adj.

Not public; esp. secluded, reclusive.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > free from public attention or intrusion

unpublic1643

1643 W. Greenhill Ἀξινη προς την Ῥιζαν Epist. sig. A4 Wee hope your spirits are all unselvished, that none are now unpublique.

1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living ii. §3. 90 Virgins must be retired and unpublick.

1718 Let. Thanks to Rev. Dr. Hoadly 14 Let those unpublic Spirits from this Day forward know, that no Temporality.., being the meer Gift of the State, can be prudently continued.

1850 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Sept. 433/2 So perfectly is woman constituted for..the blessed duties of un-public life.

1965 Economist 8 May 665/1 The TUC examined the proposition that technical fall-out from the aircraft industry more than justifies its unpublic subsidy.

2003 Independent (Nexis) 27 Feb. 20 J. D. Salinger and Thomas Pynchon live totally unpublic lives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpublic
释义	unpublicadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpʌblɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈpəblɪk/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and public adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, public adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + public adj. Not public; esp. secluded, reclusive. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > free from public attention or intrusion unpublic1643 1643 W. Greenhill Ἀξινη προς την Ῥιζαν Epist. sig. A4 Wee hope your spirits are all unselvished, that none are now unpublique. 1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living ii. §3. 90 Virgins must be retired and unpublick. 1718 Let. Thanks to Rev. Dr. Hoadly 14 Let those unpublic Spirits from this Day forward know, that no Temporality.., being the meer Gift of the State, can be prudently continued. 1850 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Sept. 433/2 So perfectly is woman constituted for..the blessed duties of un-public life. 1965 Economist 8 May 665/1 The TUC examined the proposition that technical fall-out from the aircraft industry more than justifies its unpublic subsidy. 2003 Independent (Nexis) 27 Feb. 20 J. D. Salinger and Thomas Pynchon live totally unpublic lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1643
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