unrifeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌɪf/, U.S.

/ˌənˈraɪf/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and rife adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rife adj.Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent.

Not rife; uncommon.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] > not known to many

unrife1599

darka1727

little-known1734

best-kept1754

1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 4 His brother Linus first began The Flaxmans craft (a secret then vnrife).

1842 G. Cooper Some Loose Leaves from my Portfolio 116 An in-door scene, with grandeur quite unrife, Plain, as the hours of each quick passing day.

1968 Times 7 Nov. 10 A political appointment is likely... Who? Gossip is remarkably unrife.

2011 R. Steen in A. Bateman & J. Hill Cambr. Compan. Cricket xvi. 240 Reverence, moreover, is refreshingly unrife.

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

单词	unrife
释义	unrifeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌɪf/, U.S. /ˌənˈraɪf/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and rife adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, rife adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rife adj.Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent. Not rife; uncommon. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] > not known to many unrife1599 darka1727 little-known1734 best-kept1754 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 4 His brother Linus first began The Flaxmans craft (a secret then vnrife). 1842 G. Cooper Some Loose Leaves from my Portfolio 116 An in-door scene, with grandeur quite unrife, Plain, as the hours of each quick passing day. 1968 Times 7 Nov. 10 A political appointment is likely... Who? Gossip is remarkably unrife. 2011 R. Steen in A. Bateman & J. Hill Cambr. Compan. Cricket xvi. 240 Reverence, moreover, is refreshingly unrife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1599
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