unprizable
unprizable adjective: not prized or valued; without value; not worth capturing.
Adjective
unprizable (not comparable)
- Not prized or valued; without value; not worth capturing.
- A bawbling vessel was he captain of,
For shallow draught and bulk unprizable;c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- A bawbling vessel was he captain of,
- Invaluable; whose value is beyond estimation.
- Shee is a Pearle, that is vnprizable;1625, Nicholas Breton, “A Quyet Woman”, in Characters and Essayes, Aberdeen: Edward Raban, page 45
- If in all your boundless Store
A Blessing so unprizable there be,
Crown whate’er you gave before
With a true Friend, full of Sincerity:1725, Henry Baker, “The Petition”, in Original Poems: Serious and Humourous, London: for the author, page 2
Origin of unprizable
From un- + prizable.
Questions about unprizable
- What does unprizable mean?
- Unprizable means not prized or valued; without value; not worth capturing.
- What part of speech is unprizable?
- Unprizable is an adjective.
Words near unprizable in the dictionary
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