unpursuedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈsjuːd/, U.S.

/ˌənpərˈs(j)ud/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pursue v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pursue v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pursue v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later pursued n. and adj. at pursue v. Derivatives.

Not pursued (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing > pursued > not pursued

unpursued1469

unchaseda1533

unhunted1648

1469 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1469/18 The obligatione..sall prescrife and be of nane avail, the said fourti yere beand ronnyng and unpersewit be the law.

1531 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Privy Seal Scotl. (1921) II. 134/2 The saidis personis..to be..unaccusit, unfollowit, unpersewit,..for quhatsumever actioun or cryme.

1599 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1884) 1st Ser. VI. 19 With ane ernist sute and requeist that..the said James be unpersewit or straitit by his creditouris.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 1 All night the dreadless Angel unpursu'd Through Heav'ns wide Champain held his way.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xv. 189 To the ship we unpursued pass.

1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. xii Every branch of philosophical, of rational investigation, was thus unpursued and unknown.

1782 J. Scott Poet. Wks. 235 Pale fear, who un~pursued still flies.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake ii. 79 This youth..Guided my steps, not unpursued.

1861 C. F. Bromley Woman's Wanderings 168 They made a precipitate..retreat, but were unpursued.

1927 Times 23 Nov. 19/5 We ourselves have seen a rabbit, unpursued, amble across a meadow and take to the water as if to a regular short-cut.

1962 J. Jones On Aristotle & Greek Trag. 8 The reader will notice that a number of themes, broadly Shakespearean and Romantic, have been left unpursued.

2005 Social Res. 72 56 Was there any consequence of Becquerel's false trails and his unpursued leads?

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

单词	unpursued
释义	unpursuedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈsjuːd/, U.S. /ˌənpərˈs(j)ud/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pursue v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pursue v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pursue v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later pursued n. and adj. at pursue v. Derivatives. Not pursued (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing > pursued > not pursued unpursued1469 unchaseda1533 unhunted1648 1469 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1469/18 The obligatione..sall prescrife and be of nane avail, the said fourti yere beand ronnyng and unpersewit be the law. 1531 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Privy Seal Scotl. (1921) II. 134/2 The saidis personis..to be..unaccusit, unfollowit, unpersewit,..for quhatsumever actioun or cryme. 1599 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1884) 1st Ser. VI. 19 With ane ernist sute and requeist that..the said James be unpersewit or straitit by his creditouris. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 1 All night the dreadless Angel unpursu'd Through Heav'ns wide Champain held his way. View more context for this quotation 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xv. 189 To the ship we unpursued pass. 1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. xii Every branch of philosophical, of rational investigation, was thus unpursued and unknown. 1782 J. Scott Poet. Wks. 235 Pale fear, who un~pursued still flies. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake ii. 79 This youth..Guided my steps, not unpursued. 1861 C. F. Bromley Woman's Wanderings 168 They made a precipitate..retreat, but were unpursued. 1927 Times 23 Nov. 19/5 We ourselves have seen a rabbit, unpursued, amble across a meadow and take to the water as if to a regular short-cut. 1962 J. Jones On Aristotle & Greek Trag. 8 The reader will notice that a number of themes, broadly Shakespearean and Romantic, have been left unpursued. 2005 Social Res. 72 56 Was there any consequence of Becquerel's false trails and his unpursued leads? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1469
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