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/un'ig zam"peuhld, -zahm"-/, adj.unprecedented; unparalleled; unlike anything previously known: unexampled kindness; unexampled depravity.[1600-10; UN-1 + EXAMPLE + -ED2]
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Unexampled — Un ex*am pled, a. Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled. A revolution . . . unexampled for grandeur of results. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unexampled — index extraordinary, original (creative), peculiar (curious), portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing) … Law dictionary
unexampled — [un΄eg zam′pəld] adj. having no precedent, parallel, or similar case; unprecedented … English World dictionary
unexampled — /ʌnəgˈzæmpəld / (say unuhg zampuhld) adjective unlike anything previously known; without parallel; unprecedented: unexampled kindness; unexampled lawlessness …
unexampled — adjective Date: 1610 having no example or parallel ; unprecedented < his ardent attachment and…unexampled passion Jane Austen > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unexampled — adjective Lacking prior examples; unprecedented. Shortly after this Mrs. Wix looked so ill that it was to be feared her ladyship had treated her to some unexampled passage … Wiktionary
unexampled — Synonyms and related words: alone, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, indescribable, ineffable, legendary, lone, marvelous, mythical, noteworthy, phenomenal, portentous, prodigious, remarkable, singular, sole, solitary, solo, stupefying,… … Moby Thesaurus
unexampled — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unprecedented, new, unequaled; see unique , unusual 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Without equal or rival: alone, incomparable, matchless, nonpareil, only, peerless, singular, unequaled, unique, unmatched,… … English dictionary for students
unexampled — adj. unprecedented, having no parallel … English contemporary dictionary
unexampled — adjective formal having no precedent or parallel … English new terms dictionary
