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unhoped

unhoped adjective: not hoped for; unexpected.

Adjective

unhoped (not comparable)

  1. Not hoped for; unexpected.
    • The Prince of peace would like himself confer / A gift unhoped, without the price of war1660, [John] Dryden, Astraea Redux
    • With these words he gave him a letter directed, as he had said, but not sealed, which Horatio, after he had manifested the sense he had of so unhoped an obligation, reminded him of.1744, Eliza Fowler Haywood, The Fortunate Foundlings

Origin of unhoped

From un- + hoped.

Questions about unhoped

What does unhoped mean?
Unhoped means not hoped for; unexpected.
What part of speech is unhoped?
Unhoped is an adjective.

Words near unhoped in the dictionary

  1. unhooping
  2. unhoops
  3. unhooted
  4. unhoovered
  5. unhope
  6. unhoped
  7. unhoped-for
  8. unhopeful
  9. unhopefully
  10. unhopefulness
  11. unhopefuls

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