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Unlooked — Un*looked , a. [Pref. un not + looked.] Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; generally with for. Unlooked success. Denham. [1913 Webster] She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unlooked — ► ADJECTIVE (unlooked for) ▪ unexpected; unforeseen … English terms dictionary
unlooked — c.1300, not attended to, neglected, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of LOOK (Cf. look). With for, unexpected, attested from 1530s … Etymology dictionary
unlooked — adjective (unlooked for) not expected or foreseen … English new terms dictionary
unlooked at — |ən|lu̇kˌtat adjective Etymology: un (I) + looked at, past participle form of the phrase look at : lacking attention : unheeded the magazines lay unlooked at … Useful english dictionary
unlooked — /un lookt /, adj. not examined, investigated, or heeded (usually fol. by into, on, or at): a crime that remains unlooked into. [1250 1300 for earlier sense; 1555 65 for current sense; ME: neglected; see UN 1, LOOK, ED2] … Useful english dictionary
Unlooked-for — Un*looked for, a. Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked for event. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unlooked for — index fortuitous, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseeable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unlooked-for — [unlookt′fôr΄] adj. not looked for; not expected or foreseen … English World dictionary
unlooked-for — adj. unexpected, unforeseen. * * * unlooked for f13 [unlooked for] [ʌnˈlʊkt fɔː(r)] [ʌnˈlʊkt fɔːr] adjective (formal) not expected • … Useful english dictionary
