unsupportedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnsəˈpɔːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənsəˈpɔrdəd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

a. Not supported by aid or assent; not backed up or corroborated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > contrary evidence > [adjective] > not supported or corroborated

unsworea1400

unsupported1420

unbacked1609

unsworna1623

disconfirmatory1949

1420–2 J. Lydgate Siege Thebes iii. 2985 Farwel wisdam..For lakke only of supportacioun. For vnsupported..Amphiorax sighen gan ful sore.

1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iii. lxxix. 83 He..will not auouch thy fact, But let the weight of thine owne infamie Fall on thee, vnsupported, and vnbackt.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica Pref. To despaire the favourable looke of learning upon our single and unsupported endeavours.

1753 Trial J. Stewart 270 Deposing to a long romantic story, in which he is altogether unsupported.

1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 393 An idle..unsupported assertion.

1812 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IX. 349 Leaving behind them unprotected and unsupported the guns of Captain M‘Donald's troop.

1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 54 Yet thus far have I taken not one lonely and unsupported step.

b. Const. by.

ΚΠ

1694 F. Atterbury Christian Relig. Increas'd 10 How utterly unsupported either by the Secular Arm, or Secular Wisdom!

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 194. ⁋12 What can be expected from reason unsupported by fashion, splendour, or authority?

1831 T. Hope Ess. Origin Man II. 235 This doctrine is..too unsupported by anything we see, to have had many adherents.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 618 This statement is utterly unsupported by facts.

†c. Not bold or confident. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective]

arghc885

unboldc897

bletheOE

feyOE

frightfula1325

fearedc1330

fearfulc1374

ferdfula1382

palea1393

ferdya1400

ghastful1422

tremblingc1430

timorousc1450

cremeuse1477

craintive1490

cocklea1500

sheepish?1518

awfula1522

meticulousc1540

timidc1550

sheepa1556

tremebundc1560

timorsomec1600

tremulous1611

pigeon-hearteda1625

affrightful1631

formidolous1656

pavid1656

timidous1658

unsupported1694

tender-nosed1700

scary1773

pippin-hearted1809

kitten-hearted1831

funky1835

misventurous1849

milksoppish1852

tender-footed1854

fearsome1863

scare1885

milksoppy1886

milksopping1888

cotton wool1909

1694 J. Collier Misc. i. 38 Whereas a diffident and unsupported Behaviour in a Clergyman, is often suppos'd to proceed from ignoble Qualities.

2. Not physically supported or sustained.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > absence of support > [adjective]

propless1605

unpropped1608

unsustained1623

unsupported1635

supportless1658

unpillared1706

1635 D. Person Varieties i. 33 The false-Prophet Mahomet, his Chest of Iron,..doth hang miraculously unsupported of any thing.

1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. ii. xxvi. 97 Whether Convalescence can be proven otherways, then by going unsupported to Kirk and Mercat, I have seen no decision.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 106 [Peas] run upon the ground unsupported with sticks.

1813 W. Scott Rokeby ii. 75 Now, like the wild goat, must he dare An unsupported leap in air.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands ii. xi. 288 The falling in of the unsupported roof.

figurative.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 432 Her self, though fairest unsupported Flour, From her best prop so farr, and storm so nigh. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 328 On the slightest touch, the unsupported fabric of their pride and power fell to the ground.

Derivatives

unsuˈpportedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > contrary evidence > [adverb]

unsupportedly1825

1825 Q. Rev. 32 286 Mr. Bowles tells us (as insidiously, and as unsupportedly as usual) Pope was much more explicit.

unsuˈpportedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > contrary evidence > [noun] > quality of

unsupportedness1890

1890 J. H. Stirling Philos. & Theol. xvi. 307 Contingency in the sense of unsupportedness, the powerlessness of things in themselves.

Draft additions 1993

3. Physics. Of (the decay of) a radioactive substance: not maintained at a constant level, due to the decay of a parent nuclide.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > radioactive isotope > radioactive nuclide > [adjective] > not constant in decay

unsupported1941

1941 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 239 87 It is reasonably well established that the initial steep gradient is due to the disintegration of unsupported radium.

1964 Health Physics 10 763/2 The concept that unsupported Po²¹⁰ in particular organs is derived almost exclusively from internal sources is important to the study of the Po²¹⁰ distribution.

1984 J. J. Lowe & M. J. C. Walker Reconstructing Quaternary Environments v. 224 Unsupported decay involves the transformation of a parent nuclide that is not, in itself, the product of decay.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsupported
释义	unsupportedadj. Brit. /ˌʌnsəˈpɔːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənsəˈpɔrdəd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. a. Not supported by aid or assent; not backed up or corroborated. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > contrary evidence > [adjective] > not supported or corroborated unsworea1400 unsupported1420 unbacked1609 unsworna1623 disconfirmatory1949 1420–2 J. Lydgate Siege Thebes iii. 2985 Farwel wisdam..For lakke only of supportacioun. For vnsupported..Amphiorax sighen gan ful sore. 1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iii. lxxix. 83 He..will not auouch thy fact, But let the weight of thine owne infamie Fall on thee, vnsupported, and vnbackt. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica Pref. To despaire the favourable looke of learning upon our single and unsupported endeavours. View more context for this quotation 1753 Trial J. Stewart 270 Deposing to a long romantic story, in which he is altogether unsupported. 1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 393 An idle..unsupported assertion. 1812 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IX. 349 Leaving behind them unprotected and unsupported the guns of Captain M‘Donald's troop. 1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 54 Yet thus far have I taken not one lonely and unsupported step. b. Const. by. ΚΠ 1694 F. Atterbury Christian Relig. Increas'd 10 How utterly unsupported either by the Secular Arm, or Secular Wisdom! 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 194. ⁋12 What can be expected from reason unsupported by fashion, splendour, or authority? 1831 T. Hope Ess. Origin Man II. 235 This doctrine is..too unsupported by anything we see, to have had many adherents. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 618 This statement is utterly unsupported by facts. †c. Not bold or confident. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] arghc885 unboldc897 bletheOE feyOE frightfula1325 fearedc1330 fearfulc1374 ferdfula1382 palea1393 ferdya1400 ghastful1422 tremblingc1430 timorousc1450 cremeuse1477 craintive1490 cocklea1500 sheepish?1518 awfula1522 meticulousc1540 timidc1550 sheepa1556 tremebundc1560 timorsomec1600 tremulous1611 pigeon-hearteda1625 affrightful1631 formidolous1656 pavid1656 timidous1658 unsupported1694 tender-nosed1700 scary1773 pippin-hearted1809 kitten-hearted1831 funky1835 misventurous1849 milksoppish1852 tender-footed1854 fearsome1863 scare1885 milksoppy1886 milksopping1888 cotton wool1909 1694 J. Collier Misc. i. 38 Whereas a diffident and unsupported Behaviour in a Clergyman, is often suppos'd to proceed from ignoble Qualities. 2. Not physically supported or sustained. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > absence of support > [adjective] propless1605 unpropped1608 unsustained1623 unsupported1635 supportless1658 unpillared1706 1635 D. Person Varieties i. 33 The false-Prophet Mahomet, his Chest of Iron,..doth hang miraculously unsupported of any thing. 1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. ii. xxvi. 97 Whether Convalescence can be proven otherways, then by going unsupported to Kirk and Mercat, I have seen no decision. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 106 [Peas] run upon the ground unsupported with sticks. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby ii. 75 Now, like the wild goat, must he dare An unsupported leap in air. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands ii. xi. 288 The falling in of the unsupported roof. figurative.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 432 Her self, though fairest unsupported Flour, From her best prop so farr, and storm so nigh. View more context for this quotation1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 328 On the slightest touch, the unsupported fabric of their pride and power fell to the ground. Derivatives unsuˈpportedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > contrary evidence > [adverb] unsupportedly1825 1825 Q. Rev. 32 286 Mr. Bowles tells us (as insidiously, and as unsupportedly as usual) Pope was much more explicit. unsuˈpportedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > contrary evidence > [noun] > quality of unsupportedness1890 1890 J. H. Stirling Philos. & Theol. xvi. 307 Contingency in the sense of unsupportedness, the powerlessness of things in themselves. Draft additions 1993 3. Physics. Of (the decay of) a radioactive substance: not maintained at a constant level, due to the decay of a parent nuclide. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > radioactive isotope > radioactive nuclide > [adjective] > not constant in decay unsupported1941 1941 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 239 87 It is reasonably well established that the initial steep gradient is due to the disintegration of unsupported radium. 1964 Health Physics 10 763/2 The concept that unsupported Po²¹⁰ in particular organs is derived almost exclusively from internal sources is important to the study of the Po²¹⁰ distribution. 1984 J. J. Lowe & M. J. C. Walker Reconstructing Quaternary Environments v. 224 Unsupported decay involves the transformation of a parent nuclide that is not, in itself, the product of decay. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1420
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