unpresumedadj.
/ˌʌnprᵻˈzjuːmd/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈz(j)umd/ rare.
Not presumed.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > surprising, unexpected
unbeweena1325
sudden1340
unhopedc1374
unwarec1374
unweenedc1374
unguessedc1400
unlooked for1531
untraisted1533
extonious1548
unlooked1548
unthought1548
unwares1548
unaspected1578
inexpecteda1586
unexpecteda1586
unwary1590
unwaited1592
unmistrusted1595
inopinate1598
unforethought1601
nap-taking1602
startling1609
expectless1613
unexpect1633
admirable1639
immergent1655
unpresumed1686
abrupt1725
unguessed1746
unanticipateda1779
unpredicted1792
unprecipitated1795
unsurmised1820
unsupposed1821
inopine1880
windfall1945
over-the-transom1952
left field1955
conversation-stopping1960
1686 W. Kennett in tr. Pliny Addr. Thanks to Good Prince (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. ¶3v You..can so pierce into the genuine and unpresumed sense of the primitive Author, that [etc.].
1741 S. Richardson Pamela (ed. 2) I. Introd. p. xx It adorn'd her, with such unpresum'd Increase of Loveliness.
1990 J. Kegl in C. Lucas Sign Lang. Res. ii. 158 The difference in interpretation is that the stick broke, but responsibility for the action is left unspecified and unpresumed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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