unpried intoadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌɪd ˌɪntuː/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpraɪd ˌɪntu/

Forms: 1600s unpri'd into, 1600s 1900s– unpried into, 1600s–1800s unpryed into.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pry v.¹, -ed suffix¹, into prep.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pry v.¹ + -ed suffix¹ + into prep., after to pry into —— at pry v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2.

Now rare.

Not searched or scrutinized; uninvestigated. In later use often in negative contexts with connotations of intrusiveness; cf. to pry into —— 1 at pry v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective] > investigated, examined > not

unsoughta1400

unexamined1495

unlooked1517

unsearched1526

unransacked1529

unsurveyed1546

unsighted1584

unsoundedc1620

unreviewed1645

unpried into1647

unprobed?1691

unrummaged1715

uninvestigated1816

uninspected1858

unscreened1970

1647 C. Harvey Schola Cordis xxxii. 131 I'll leave no place unpri'd into behind me, Where I can but imagine I may find thee.

1695 W. Carr Travellours Guide & Historians Faithful Compan. To Rdr. sig. A5 Method speaks him no less than a man fitly qualified for such an undertaking, not leaving any thing unpried into, that is propper to be a link in the Chain of his Discourse.

1757 Hist. Two Mod. Adventurers II. 191 I left no Corner unpryed into, to find out a Lady to my Taste.

1841 London Sat. Jrnl. 24 July 45/1 Not an apartment was left unpryed into; not a single suspicious article untouched.

1961 Times of India 19 Aug. 6/2 Public sector employees cannot have a private life, unguided, ungazed at and unpried into.

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

单词	unpried into
释义	unpried intoadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌɪd ˌɪntuː/, U.S. /ˌənˈpraɪd ˌɪntu/ Forms: 1600s unpri'd into, 1600s 1900s– unpried into, 1600s–1800s unpryed into. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pry v.¹, -ed suffix¹, into prep. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pry v.¹ + -ed suffix¹ + into prep., after to pry into —— at pry v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare. Not searched or scrutinized; uninvestigated. In later use often in negative contexts with connotations of intrusiveness; cf. to pry into —— 1 at pry v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective] > investigated, examined > not unsoughta1400 unexamined1495 unlooked1517 unsearched1526 unransacked1529 unsurveyed1546 unsighted1584 unsoundedc1620 unreviewed1645 unpried into1647 unprobed?1691 unrummaged1715 uninvestigated1816 uninspected1858 unscreened1970 1647 C. Harvey Schola Cordis xxxii. 131 I'll leave no place unpri'd into behind me, Where I can but imagine I may find thee. 1695 W. Carr Travellours Guide & Historians Faithful Compan. To Rdr. sig. A5 Method speaks him no less than a man fitly qualified for such an undertaking, not leaving any thing unpried into, that is propper to be a link in the Chain of his Discourse. 1757 Hist. Two Mod. Adventurers II. 191 I left no Corner unpryed into, to find out a Lady to my Taste. 1841 London Sat. Jrnl. 24 July 45/1 Not an apartment was left unpryed into; not a single suspicious article untouched. 1961 Times of India 19 Aug. 6/2 Public sector employees cannot have a private life, unguided, ungazed at and unpried into. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1647
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