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unespied

unespied adjective: not espied or having been espied; unseen, unnoticed.

Adjective

unespied (not comparable)

  1. Not espied or having been espied; unseen, unnoticed.
    • So did ſhe ſteale his heedeleſſe hart away, / And ioyd his loue in ſecret vneſpyde.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 401
    • Then from his loftie ſtand on that high Tree / Down he alights among the ſportful Herd / Of thoſe fourfooted kindes, himſelf now one, / Now other, as thir ſhape ſervd beſt his end / Neerer to view his prey, and uneſpi’d / To mark what of thir ſtate he more might learn / By word or action markt:[…].1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Origin of unespied

From Middle English unespied, onespied, unaspied, unaspyed, equivalent to un- + espied.

Questions about unespied

What does unespied mean?
Unespied means not espied or having been espied; unseen, unnoticed.
What part of speech is unespied?
Unespied is an adjective.

Words near unespied in the dictionary

  1. UNESCO
  2. unescorted
  3. unescrowed
  4. unescutcheoned
  5. unesoteric
  6. unespied
  7. unespoused
  8. unessayed
  9. unessence
  10. unessenced
  11. unessences

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