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unjoyed

unjoyed adjective: not enjoyed.

Adjective

unjoyed (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) Not enjoyed.
    • Unjoyed, unvalued, is the crown which he / With regal hand bestows, upon the shrine / Of her cold beauty offering; […]1839, Eleanora Louisa Montagu Hervey, The Landgrave, a Play in Five Acts (page 131)
    • And joy'st thou at the life unliv'd, / The thoughts unthought, / The joys unjoyed, […]1859, The Welcome Guest, numbers 37-75, page 7

Origin of unjoyed

From un- + joyed.

Questions about unjoyed

What does unjoyed mean?
Unjoyed means not enjoyed.
What part of speech is unjoyed?
Unjoyed is an adjective.

Words near unjoyed in the dictionary

  1. unjournalistically
  2. unjournalized
  3. unjourneyed
  4. unjovial
  5. unjoy
  6. unjoyed
  7. unjoyful
  8. unjoyfully
  9. unjoyfulness
  10. unjoyous
  11. unjoyously

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