unsicker
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unsickered adjective
- unsickerly adverb
- unsickerness noun
Etymology
Origin of unsicker
First recorded in 1175–1225, unsicker is from the Middle English word unsiker. See un- 1, sicker 2
Example Sentences
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O mickle yeuks the keckle doup, An' a' unsicker girns the graith, For wae and wae the crowdies loup O'er jouk an' hallan, braw an' baith.
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James
Dame Life, tho' fiction out may trick her, And in paste gems and frippery deck her; Oh! flickering, feeble, and unsicker I've found her still, Aye wavering like the willow-wicker, 'Tween good and ill.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
Od, ye puir, glaikit, misleart remlet o' a perishin' race," retorted Tam— "air ye no the mair unsicker?
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
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