unlooked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unlooked
1250–1300 for earlier sense; 1555–65 for current sense; Middle English: neglected; see un- 1, look, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Her unlooked for achievement was the subject of wonder, applause, and admiration.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Smilingly, yet in a voice that denoted extreme agitation, 'Lady Aurora alone,' she answered, 'can be surprised that so much goodness—so unlooked for—so unexpected—should be touching!'
From The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
He must have been prepared for the possibility of seeing her when he started on his journey to Ettersberg, but this sudden meeting was quite unlooked for.
From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
The movement, being so sudden and so unlooked for, gave the varmint a dreadful scare, and up through the hole he went, like a kite.
From The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier by Drayson, A.W.
But the whole matter came to a sudden and unlooked for end, on the seventh day after the accident.
From Maid of the Mist by Oxenham, John
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