unblessed

or un·blest

[ uhn-blest ]

adjective

1. excluded from or lacking a blessing.
2. not sanctified or hallowed.
3. wicked; evil.
4. unhappy; wretched.

unblessed

/ ʌnˈblɛsɪdnɪs; ʌnˈblɛst /

adjective

1. deprived of blessing
2. unhallowed, cursed, or evil
3. unhappy or wretched

Derived Forms

• unblessedness, noun

Other Words From

• un·bless·ed·ness [uhn-, bles, -id-nis], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unblessed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; un- ¹, blessed

Example Sentences

A continual unblessed swarm of hornets, these; which shut out the very light of day from us.

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Whoever sought to marry yet, and did the deed unblessed or uncursed of public praise or wrath?

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Nor did she ever expect to learn anything more about that phase of the matter, being unblessed with second sight.

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It is not, however, through thine own sin that thy nature is thus unblessed, that all thine undertakings end unhappily.

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The suffering of a lonely life, unblessed by a single caress.

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