unhoped

[ uhn-hohpt ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. not expected or anticipated; unhoped-for.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhoped¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; un- ¹, hope, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Both ladies evidently enjoyed the unhoped-for but well-deserved rest.

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Stover slapped his foot on first base with the joy of unhoped-for victory.

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At this name, uttered in so thrilling a tone, the youth started and tottered, as if overcome by an unhoped-for happiness.

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It was too completely unhoped for, too extraordinary, what had already happened, that he should ask for more.

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Had it not been advancement, progress, unhoped-for good fortune, that made him a member of that learned corporation?

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