UNKED

Etymology

Adjective

unked (comparative more unked, superlative most unked)

(UK, dialect) odd; strange

(UK, dialect) ugly

(UK, dialect) old

(UK, dialect) uncouth

(UK, dialect) lonely; dreary; unkard

Anagrams

• nuked

Source: Wiktionary


Un"ked, a. Etym: [Corrupted fr. uncouth, or OE. unkid; un- + p. p. of AS. cyedhan to make known, fr. cuedh known. See Uncouth.]

1. Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth. [Prov. Eng.]

2. Lonely; dreary; unkard. [Prov. Eng.] Weston is sadly unked without you. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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