unmeasured

[ uhn-mezh-erd ]

/ ʌnˈmɛʒ ərd /

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adjective

of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.

unrestrained; intemperate: unmeasured rage.

Prosody. not metrical.

OTHER WORDS FOR unmeasured

1 immense, vast.

2 unstinting, lavish.

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Origin of unmeasured

First recorded in 1350–1400, unmeasured is from the Middle English word unmesured.See un-¹, measured

OTHER WORDS FROM unmeasured

un·meas·ur·a·ble, adjectiveun·meas·ur·a·bly, adverbun·meas·ured·ly, adverb

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How to use unmeasured in a sentence

But now he comprehended the unmeasurable longing that had, for the time, banished every other consideration from the younger man.
Cytherea|Joseph Hergesheimer
The infinite goodness of God, and his unmeasurable love and mercy.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
They have been public-minded, able, far-seeing men and women, and they have rendered an unmeasurable service.
The Holy Earth|L. H. Bailey
The unmeasurable ambition of the Emperor, and his total want of moral principle and honor, are suspected.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

She soweth her seed of flattery, she invades his spirit and intangleth him with continuall snares of unmeasurable love.
The Golden Asse|Lucius Apuleius

British Dictionary definitions for unmeasured

unmeasured

/ (ʌnˈmɛʒəd) /

adjective

measureless; limitless

unrestrained; unlimited or lavish

music without bar lines and hence without a fixed pulse

Derived forms of unmeasured

unmeasurable, adjectiveunmeasurableness, noununmeasurably, adverbunmeasuredly, adverb

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