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unmeet
[ uhn-meet ]
adjective
- not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
unmeet
/ ʌnˈmiːt /
adjective
- literary.not meet; unsuitable
Derived Forms
- unˈmeetness, noun
- unˈmeetly, adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
That of Krishna, on the other hand, had for its basis the legendary career of a less estimable human hero, whose exploits are marked by a kind of elvish and fantastic wantonness; it has more and more spent its energy in developing that side of devotion which is perilously near to sensual thought, and has allowed the imagination and ingenuity of poets to dwell on things unmeet for verse or even for speech.
When she had laid it before him, he cast only one glance at it, so small it was, so meagre of gold thread, so unmeet for a true prince's wearing.
The creatures whom Tiamtu had created to help her and strike terror into the hearts of the gods, were also brought into subjection, along with Kingu, her husband, from whom the tablets of fate were taken by the conqueror as things unmeet for Tiamtu's spouse to own.
Unmeet, un-mēt′, adj. not meet, unfit.—adv.
They were no longer raw men, "unmade, unhandled, unmeet," but seasoned and tempered veterans, and her young heart thrilled with pride as she drank in the morning air, and gazed with fascination at the vivid colors of the forests and the weird picturesqueness of the thatched hamlets by the way.
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