unlooked
unlooked adjective: unlooked for; unanticipated; unexpected.
Adjective
unlooked (comparative more unlooked, superlative most unlooked)
- Unlooked for; unanticipated; unexpected.
- God I pray him That none of you may live your natural age, But by some unlooked accident cut off.1592, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Richard III
- ...for when Hengist his men (that were placed to cut them off) fell all upon them, they found such unlooked a resistance, that most of the Saxons were slaine, and they that escaped, wond'ring how they could doe that hurt, having no weapons (as they saw), reported that they strucke downe men like...1841, John Payne Collier, The Mad Pranks and Merry Jests of Robin Goodfellow, page 4
Forms of unlooked
| comparative | more unlooked |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unlooked |
Origin of unlooked
From un- + looked.
Questions about unlooked
- What does unlooked mean?
- Unlooked means unlooked for; unanticipated; unexpected.
- What part of speech is unlooked?
- Unlooked is an adjective.
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