uncalled
/ʌnˈkɔːld
/adjective
1Not summoned or invited: the only love of his young life had come uncalled and overpowering...
- Jade, her eyes clouded by sudden and uncalled memories, said, ‘I used to have a sister two years younger than me.’
- Mr. Hutchings did not himself give evidence, and so I think that I should disregard the evidence of Mr. Hendy where it depended upon the uncalled evidence of Mr. Hutchings.
- The JAP project inserted itself, uncalled, into the turbulent confluence between natural law and state regulation, and signaled its allegiance to the former.
2 (uncalled for) (Especially of a person’s behaviour) undesirable and unnecessary: uncalled-for remarks...
- If true such behaviour was uncalled for but it neither excused Zidane's retaliation nor is likely to have surprised Everton fans.
- Rudeness is uncalled for and very hard to deal with from people that you don't even know.
- Heaping blame on each other between the police and the Lusaka City Council over the issue of the Lusaka street vendors is uncalled for and totally unnecessary.
Synonyms
gratuitous, unnecessary, needless, unneeded, inessential;
undeserved, unmerited, unwarranted, unjustified, unreasonable, unfair, inappropriate, pointless;
unsought, unasked, unsolicited, unrequested, unprompted, unprovoked, undesired, unwanted, unwelcome
Rhymes
- young-womanly
- Young–Helmholtz
- younker
- you (or he etc.) will be lucky (or should be so lucky)
- you (or we) live and learn
- you (or you've) said it!
- you pays your money and you takes your choice
- your
- your actual ——
- Yourcenar, Marguerite
- you're
- you reap what you sow
- you're a star!
- you're on
- you're telling me
- your humble servant
- your mileage may vary
- yourn
- your obedient servant
- yours
- yourself
- yours ever
- yours faithfully
- yours sincerely
- yours truly