unsurmised
- a word derived from surmise.
Example Sentences
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And they have aroused in his soul exactly what he rejoices in having aroused there, and which but for them might have remained for ever unsurmised.
From The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty by Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir
But, somehow or other, I was possessed by an eager curiosity concerning this Swinburne, convinced in advance—I cannot remember how—that here I should surely find an unexpected, unsurmised treasure.
From Far Off Things by Machen, Arthur
So much more effectual for harm are dangers unsurmised; and chance sometimes makes the less alarming evil worse than that which threatens.
From The Danish History, Books I-IX by Saxo, Grammaticus
So that three horns rang out on that afternoon without awakening more than a passing wonder “who it might be;” and when an unusual commotion was heard in the guard-room, the cause remained unsurmised.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
It does not always follow that the course the father prescribes is the best one in the end, for sometimes a boy develops in unsurmised directions; and this was the case with Amerigo Vespucci.
From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion
