˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

unhoped

[ uhn-hohpt ]

adjective

Archaic.
  1. not expected or anticipated; unhoped-for.


Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unhoped1

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; un- 1, hope, -ed 2
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The good things of this life, the glad surprises, the unhoped for reprieves from sorrow, rarely come without some drawback of regret or pain.

From

They told thee truth; and Heaven shall have my prayers, My soul pour'd out in endless gratitude, For this unhoped, immeasurable blessing.

From

His passages of eloquence come, like his friends, ‘unasked, unhoped,’ because the fervour of his own thought, or the pressure of circumstances, like the calumnies that provoked the Apologia, wrings them from him.

From

Such a union as this would strengthen her against her brother, and exalt the sway of Carthage to unhoped for glory.

From

How much that was unexpected and unhoped for have they not brought!

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement