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impopular

impopular adjective: unpopular.

Adjective

impopular (comparative more impopular, superlative most impopular)

  1. (rare, obsolete or non-native speakers' English) Unpopular.
    • […] God reckons it but Juſtice to help thoſe, who will not help themſelves by doing any Thing that may diſpleaſe him, and who, in contradiction to the greateſt Number and the greateſt Examples, dare do ſuch an impopular and ungracious Thing, as to be religious, to prefer his Law before the Licence...1647 December 26 – a. 1674, Edward [Hyde], [1st] Earl of Clarendon, “Contemplations and Reflections upon the Psalms of David. Applying those Devotions to the Troubles of the Times.”, in A Collection...
    • But the cauſe being ſo very odious and impopular, the tryal of the Verdict was deferred from one Term to another, until upon the Duke of G⁠-⁠-⁠ft⁠-⁠n the Lord Lieutenant’s arrival, his Grace after mature advice, and permiſſion from England, was pleaſed to grant a noli proſequi.1721 January 10, Jonathan Swift, “Letter V. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope.”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, in Prose, volume II (Letters to and from Dr. Jonathan Swift), London: […] J[ohn] and...

Examples of impopular in a sentence

  • No nation could be justified in compelling them to submit to an impopular dynasty, or to the yoke of feudal and superstitious tyranny.1817, Charles Coote, “Letter XXX. A Narrative of the most remarkable Incidents, both Political and Military, which followed the Return of...
  • The Stamp Act was an impopular tax on paper and paper products, the revenue went to the royal treasury and were used to pay for the British soldiers stationed in America.2001, Dirk J[an] Barreveld, “Epilogue”, in From New Amsterdam to New York: The Founding of New York by the Dutch in July 1625, Lincoln...

Forms of impopular

comparativemore impopular
superlativemost impopular

Origin of impopular

From im- + popular. In non-native speakers’ English: compare Dutch impopulair, French impopulaire, and Spanish impopular.

Words formed from impopular

Questions about impopular

What does impopular mean?
Impopular means unpopular.
How do you use impopular in a sentence?
No nation could be justified in compelling them to submit to an impopular dynasty, or to the yoke of feudal and superstitious tyranny.
What part of speech is impopular?
Impopular is an adjective.

Words near impopular in the dictionary

  1. impoon
  2. impoons
  3. impoor
  4. impoored
  5. impoors
  6. impopular
  7. impopularity
  8. impopularly
  9. imporosity
  10. imporous
  11. import

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