UNHOPED

unhoped, unhoped-for, unthought, unthought-of

(adjective) so unexpected as to have not been imagined; “an unhoped-for piece of luck”; “an unthought advantage”; “an unthought-of place to find the key”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unhoped (not comparable)

Not hoped for; unexpected.

Usage notes

• unhoped-for is more frequently encountered.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*hoped", a.

Definition: Not hoped or expected. "With unhoped success." Dryden. Blessings of friends, which to my door Unasked, unhoped, have come. J. N. Newman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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