unlooked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unlooked
1250–1300 for earlier sense; 1555–65 for current sense; Middle English: neglected; un- 1, look, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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"I realised I had these items and they're not unloved but they are unlooked at - we don't have them crowding the sitting room," he said, explaining why he has chosen to sell the items now.
From BBC
No social life to speak of—but moments, now and then, unexpected and unlooked for, of solitary joy—alone in the sky in the cruise, straight and level at 4000 feet over the Cheviots or the Fens or the Marches, or dipping her wings in salute to a passing vic of Spitfires.
From Literature
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‘Most gracious host,’ said Frodo, ‘it was said to me by Elrond Halfelven that I should find friendship upon the way, secret and unlooked for. Certainly I looked for no such friendship as you have shown. To have found it turns evil to great good.’
From Literature
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‘So you spoke,’ said Éomer, ‘but hope oft deceives, and I knew not then that you were a man foresighted. Yet twice blessed is help unlooked for, and never was a meeting of friends more joyful.’
From Literature
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And yet a huge percentage of Geograph's photos must go unlooked at - the empty road junctions, vast expanses of grassy fields and car-filled streets.
From BBC
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