Meaning of unlooked for | Babel Free
Definitions
- Not expected or anticipated; unforeseen.
- Not looked for, not searched for.
Examples
“A heavy sentence, my most sovereign liege, And all unlook’d for from your highness’ mouth:”
“And now he perisheth With this unlooked for, undeservèd death:”
“The attack was so utterly unlooked for, and delivered with such force⟳, moreover, from the advantage of the step, that Tommy Coxen was knocked clean⟳ over, falling on his back with Seth on top of him.”
“Strawberries and cream at Wimbledon next week could have⟳ an unlooked-for extra ingredient—an illegal pesticide.”
“[…] send⟳ them to the Well for the water of life: there shall they finde their fortunes unlooked for […]”
“This vvas an Adventure indeed unlook’d for, and perfectly undesign’d by me; tho’ I vvas not ſo paſt the Merry part of Life, as to forget⟳ hovv to behave, vvhen a Fop ſo blinded by his Appetite ſhould not knovv an old VVoman from a young: […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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