unruledadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈruːld/, U.S.

/ˌənˈruld/

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

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rule v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier well-ruled adj. and slightly later ruled adj.With sense 2 compare later ruled adj. 3.

1. Not ruled, governed, or under control; unrestrained. Also: unruly, disorderly (now rare).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without rule or government

unruledc1390

ungoverned1597

untied1617

governless1621

unhelmed1628

c1390 W. Hilton Mixed Life (Vernon) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 267 Ffor charite vnruled turneþ sumtyme to vice.

c1480 (a1400) St. Theodora 107 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 102 Certis, vnreulyt ware my wil gyf for þe my-self I suld spil.

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) v. l. 4717 Our Lady..repruffit hym fast Off his wnrewllit wilfulnes.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. cxlvii^v Theyse vnrulyd company gatheryd vnto them great multytude of the commons.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 120 Man ys then myserabul..when reson ys over run, & unrulyd affectys governe & reyne in hys ordur of lyfe.

a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 14 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) The Realme was left like a ship in a storme,..unruled, and undirected of any.

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) iv. 925 But their unrul'd acts show their minds' estate.

1639 R. Gentilis tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Inquisition 86 Because the desire of gaine is so unruled, that..it doth induce men to commit things against honesty.

1740 J. Woodman Rat-catcher at Chelsea Coll. 55 Unrul'd you live, like Beast of Prey, On Fish, or Flesh, or what comes in your Way.

1762 Counterfit Bride iii. i. 63 Oh fie! you have acted in this affair With the most imprudent and unruled Manner that I ever heard of.

1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake Concl. 326 To end this strife, unruled and vain, Let all the three be called again.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 29 Mar. 3/1 The same strong and unruled passions.

1939 D. Cecil Young Melbourne 108 For most of the time they roamed about the great house unruled and uncared for.

2008 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 26 Apr. 21 It might be in the interests of the rest of the nation to leave Auckland divided, unruled and unruly.

2. Not decided, decreed, or settled; regarding which no ruling has been made; not judged or adjudicated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > undecided, unsettled

openlOE

undiscussedc1340

unassoiled1387

undetermined1442

unruled1456

unabsoiled1521

undecised1528

undecided1540

unresolved1565

suspensive1575

unprejudged1641

unaccorded1645

indeterminate1656

unagreed1661

unabsolved1721

undeterminate1767

unsettled1844

meedless1896

1456 J. Bokkyng in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 144 The atteynte abidith vnreulid til þe next terme.

1788 Morning Chron. 11 Feb. Mr. Knox moved, that the proper officer or officers do lay before this House a return of..the number of civil bills left unruled in the judges book at each assizes.

1865 Ecclesiastic Nov. 522 These points,..so long as they remain unruled by a General Council and Universal Consent, [etc.].

1869 Morning Post 27 Jan. 4/5 They ought to..agree among themselves upon the line to be taken with regard to the unruled questions.

1923 Amer. Bar Assoc. Jrnl. 9 633/2 We added a clause by which the commercial customs are applied in all doubtful or unruled cases.

2003 R. A. Posner Law, Pragmatism & Democracy 270 Their actions are lawful and done without embarrassment, without a sense of the judge's skating on thin legal ice, even though unruled by law.

†3. Of a polygon: = irregular adj. 7. Cf. ruled adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > irregular in shape

uneven1398

bastard1418

raggedc1450

odd1508

unruled1551

irregular1584

inordinate1667

rambling1676

odd-shaped1704

bizarre1824

scrawled1895

raggedy1896

scrawly1901

free-form1942

1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. sig. B.iv They haue no syde equall to an other.., neither keepe they any rate in their corners, and therfore are they counted vnruled formes.

4. Of a page or other surface: not marked with ruled lines.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [adjective] > blank paper, not written upon > not having ruled lines

unruled1671

1671 Inventory 11 Dec. in Probate Inventories Lincoln Citizens 1661–1714 (1991) 36 4 paper bookes unruled.

1761 J. Collyer Parent's & Guardian's Directory v. 261 Others..sell all sorts of Shop-books, bound in parchment or vellum, either ruled or unruled.

1866 Pennsylvania School Jrnl. July 15/2 She..evinces a decided preference for a certain pale blue unruled foolscap.

1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 29/1 I have a loose-leaf notebook, with heavy unruled pages.

2012 Cape Argus (Nexis) 10 Mar. 20 Gone are the days of being able to buy a quality pad of undecorated and unruled paper with matching envelopes.

Derivatives

unˈruledly adv. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adverb]

disrulilyc1400

unrulily1549

inorderly1558

haggard-wise1567

unruledly1571

haggard-like1576

1571 Dict. French & Eng. Desreigléement, vnruledly.

1587 in T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. (new ed.) ii. ii. f. 76 Wild horses which..do range vnruledly [1561 vnrulyly] & without measure.

2007 M. Weinman tr. Aristotle in Pleasure in Aristotle's Ethics ix. 98 One ought to assume that people acting unruledly [ἀκρατευομένους] speak in the same way as actors playing a part.

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

单词	unruled
释义	unruledadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈruːld/, U.S. /ˌənˈruld/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and ruled adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, rule v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rule v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier well-ruled adj. and slightly later ruled adj.With sense 2 compare later ruled adj. 3. 1. Not ruled, governed, or under control; unrestrained. Also: unruly, disorderly (now rare). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without rule or government unruledc1390 ungoverned1597 untied1617 governless1621 unhelmed1628 c1390 W. Hilton Mixed Life (Vernon) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 267 Ffor charite vnruled turneþ sumtyme to vice. c1480 (a1400) St. Theodora 107 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 102 Certis, vnreulyt ware my wil gyf for þe my-self I suld spil. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) v. l. 4717 Our Lady..repruffit hym fast Off his wnrewllit wilfulnes. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. cxlvii^v Theyse vnrulyd company gatheryd vnto them great multytude of the commons. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 120 Man ys then myserabul..when reson ys over run, & unrulyd affectys governe & reyne in hys ordur of lyfe. a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 14 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) The Realme was left like a ship in a storme,..unruled, and undirected of any. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) iv. 925 But their unrul'd acts show their minds' estate. 1639 R. Gentilis tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Inquisition 86 Because the desire of gaine is so unruled, that..it doth induce men to commit things against honesty. 1740 J. Woodman Rat-catcher at Chelsea Coll. 55 Unrul'd you live, like Beast of Prey, On Fish, or Flesh, or what comes in your Way. 1762 Counterfit Bride iii. i. 63 Oh fie! you have acted in this affair With the most imprudent and unruled Manner that I ever heard of. 1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake Concl. 326 To end this strife, unruled and vain, Let all the three be called again. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 29 Mar. 3/1 The same strong and unruled passions. 1939 D. Cecil Young Melbourne 108 For most of the time they roamed about the great house unruled and uncared for. 2008 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 26 Apr. 21 It might be in the interests of the rest of the nation to leave Auckland divided, unruled and unruly. 2. Not decided, decreed, or settled; regarding which no ruling has been made; not judged or adjudicated. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > undecided, unsettled openlOE undiscussedc1340 unassoiled1387 undetermined1442 unruled1456 unabsoiled1521 undecised1528 undecided1540 unresolved1565 suspensive1575 unprejudged1641 unaccorded1645 indeterminate1656 unagreed1661 unabsolved1721 undeterminate1767 unsettled1844 meedless1896 1456 J. Bokkyng in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 144 The atteynte abidith vnreulid til þe next terme. 1788 Morning Chron. 11 Feb. Mr. Knox moved, that the proper officer or officers do lay before this House a return of..the number of civil bills left unruled in the judges book at each assizes. 1865 Ecclesiastic Nov. 522 These points,..so long as they remain unruled by a General Council and Universal Consent, [etc.]. 1869 Morning Post 27 Jan. 4/5 They ought to..agree among themselves upon the line to be taken with regard to the unruled questions. 1923 Amer. Bar Assoc. Jrnl. 9 633/2 We added a clause by which the commercial customs are applied in all doubtful or unruled cases. 2003 R. A. Posner Law, Pragmatism & Democracy 270 Their actions are lawful and done without embarrassment, without a sense of the judge's skating on thin legal ice, even though unruled by law. †3. Of a polygon: = irregular adj. 7. Cf. ruled adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > irregular in shape uneven1398 bastard1418 raggedc1450 odd1508 unruled1551 irregular1584 inordinate1667 rambling1676 odd-shaped1704 bizarre1824 scrawled1895 raggedy1896 scrawly1901 free-form1942 1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. sig. B.iv They haue no syde equall to an other.., neither keepe they any rate in their corners, and therfore are they counted vnruled formes. 4. Of a page or other surface: not marked with ruled lines. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [adjective] > blank paper, not written upon > not having ruled lines unruled1671 1671 Inventory 11 Dec. in Probate Inventories Lincoln Citizens 1661–1714 (1991) 36 4 paper bookes unruled. 1761 J. Collyer Parent's & Guardian's Directory v. 261 Others..sell all sorts of Shop-books, bound in parchment or vellum, either ruled or unruled. 1866 Pennsylvania School Jrnl. July 15/2 She..evinces a decided preference for a certain pale blue unruled foolscap. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 29/1 I have a loose-leaf notebook, with heavy unruled pages. 2012 Cape Argus (Nexis) 10 Mar. 20 Gone are the days of being able to buy a quality pad of undecorated and unruled paper with matching envelopes. Derivatives unˈruledly adv. rare ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adverb] disrulilyc1400 unrulily1549 inorderly1558 haggard-wise1567 unruledly1571 haggard-like1576 1571 Dict. French & Eng. Desreigléement, vnruledly. 1587 in T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. (new ed.) ii. ii. f. 76 Wild horses which..do range vnruledly [1561 vnrulyly] & without measure. 2007 M. Weinman tr. Aristotle in Pleasure in Aristotle's Ethics ix. 98 One ought to assume that people acting unruledly [ἀκρατευομένους] speak in the same way as actors playing a part. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1390
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