unwished
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unwished
Example Sentences
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The unwished for cavalier was not to be shaken off.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis
How much did I pity my child, when I read of a discovery at once so unexpected and unwished!
From Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Burney, Fanny
It is for this reason that the gift of old age is unwished for, and the prospect of future life without encouragement.
From Some Private Views by Payn, James
Unloved am I, and unwished for, by him whom I have wedded.
From The Story and Song of Black Roderick by Shorter, Dora Sigerson
If the foetus dies as an unwished for, though permitted, consequence of this haemostasis, the surgeon may lament this result, but he is blameless.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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