unmeet
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Etymology
Origin of unmeet
before 900; Middle English unmete, Old English unmǣte. See un- 1, meet 2
Example Sentences
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Then, lady, lay aside that haughty scorning— A robe unmeet to deck a mortal frame; Mild be thy light, and innocent as morning, And shine on high and humble still the same.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 by Various
Therefore, should I, My honoured guests, be forced to assume An air of stern severity unmeet This gay assembly, deem it but as naught; 'Tis firmness that is needed in this case.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III by M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)
And therefore who are more unmeet to declare this message of light?
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
But all unmeet a king to be, The meanest of the mean is he Who basely breaks the promise made To trusting friends who lent him aid.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
How fair, indeed, and not unmeet for a poet's love.
From Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) by Howe, Julia Ward
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