Unhoped

Unhoped
Unhoped Un*hoped", a. Not hoped or expected. ``With unhoped success.'' --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Blessings of friends, which to my door Unasked, unhoped, have come. --J. N. Newman. [1913 Webster]


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  • unhoped — ► ADJECTIVE (unhoped for) ▪ exceeding hope or expectation …   English terms dictionary

  • unhoped — /un hohpt /, adj. Archaic. not expected or anticipated; unhoped for. [1325 75; ME; see UN 1, HOPE, ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • unhoped — adjective (unhoped for) exceeding hope or expectation …   English new terms dictionary

  • unhoped-for — [unhōpt′fôr΄] adj. not hoped for; unexpected [an unhoped for advantage]: also Now Rare unhoped …   English World dictionary

  • Unhoped-for — Un*hoped for, a. Unhoped; unexpected. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unhoped-for — unhoped′ for adj. unexpected; unanticipated • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

  • unhoped-for — adjective so unexpected as to have not been imagined an unhoped for piece of luck an unthought advantage an unthought of place to find the key • Syn: ↑unhoped, ↑unthought, ↑unthought of • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • unhoped-for — /un hohpt fawr /, adj. unexpected; unanticipated: an unhoped for piece of good luck. [1590 1600; from the phrase hope for; see UN 1, ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • unhoped-for — un|hoped for [ʌnˈhəupt fo: US ˈhoupt fo:r] adj much better than had been expected ▪ unhoped for success …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unhoped for — exceeding hope or expectation. → unhoped …   English new terms dictionary

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