unprecedentialadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˌprɛsᵻˈdɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌənˌprɛsəˈdɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ = unprecedented adj. Also Law: that does not constitute a precedent (precedent n. 1c). Cf. unprecedental adj.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > unprecedented
unprecedented1641
non-precedential1642
unprecedental1648
unprecedentialc1700
c1700 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) I. 23 It was condemn'd as unprecedential, & not justifiable.
1845 John Bull 22 Nov. 749/2 To request..that measures may be immediately adopted to remedy the serious and unprecedential evil under which the people of Guernsey are now so cruelly suffering.
1918 Missouri Yearbk. Agric. 254 The increase in average broke all records, even in the face of the unprecedential area of food crops.
1971 Billboard 10 Apr. 1/1 The suit would be unprecedential and the results would have far-reaching effects.
2012 Decatur (Alabama) Daily (Nexis) 1 Aug. We're poised for unprecedential growth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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