unpreciousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɛʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɛʃəs/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and precious adj., adv., and n.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + precious adj.

Not precious (in various senses).

ΚΠ

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Siij^v/2 Vnpretiouse, imprætiosus, vilis.

1599 T. Bilson Effect Certaine Serm. 62 Howe can we more vnsanctifie the bloud of the Testament, then to make it so vnprecious, that it cannot redeeme vs without the paines of hell?

a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 776 The momentary things which we enjoy [are] most vile and unprecious.

1812 Morning Chron. 22 Oct. The relative value..of currency compared with other things, whether it be the precious production of South America, or the unprecious production of Rag Fair, is invariably regulated by their relative quantities.

1889 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 677/2 An air which he expects to be made to order for him, to keep cold away..and preserve his unprecious life as long as possible.

1912 Daily Consular & Trade Rep. 7 Feb. 581 All unprecious metals used for mountings are silvered or gilded.

1968 Punch 20 Nov. 746/1 An anthology of some of the most magnificent domestic architecture in the world, described..and photographed..with unprecious sensitivity and clarity.

2008 J. Salamon Hospital vi. 154 He was so careless, so absentminded about himself, so unprecious.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unprecious
释义	unpreciousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɛʃəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɛʃəs/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and precious adj., adv., and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, precious adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + precious adj. Not precious (in various senses). ΚΠ 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Siij^v/2 Vnpretiouse, imprætiosus, vilis. 1599 T. Bilson Effect Certaine Serm. 62 Howe can we more vnsanctifie the bloud of the Testament, then to make it so vnprecious, that it cannot redeeme vs without the paines of hell? a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 776 The momentary things which we enjoy [are] most vile and unprecious. 1812 Morning Chron. 22 Oct. The relative value..of currency compared with other things, whether it be the precious production of South America, or the unprecious production of Rag Fair, is invariably regulated by their relative quantities. 1889 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 677/2 An air which he expects to be made to order for him, to keep cold away..and preserve his unprecious life as long as possible. 1912 Daily Consular & Trade Rep. 7 Feb. 581 All unprecious metals used for mountings are silvered or gilded. 1968 Punch 20 Nov. 746/1 An anthology of some of the most magnificent domestic architecture in the world, described..and photographed..with unprecious sensitivity and clarity. 2008 J. Salamon Hospital vi. 154 He was so careless, so absentminded about himself, so unprecious. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1570
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