unblessed
Americanadjective
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excluded from or lacking a blessing.
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not sanctified or hallowed.
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wicked; evil.
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unhappy; wretched.
adjective
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deprived of blessing
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unhallowed, cursed, or evil
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unhappy or wretched
Other Word Forms
- unblessedness noun
Etymology
Origin of unblessed
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at un- 1, blessed
Example Sentences
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She was the perfect celebrity, sustained by effrontery and unblessed by talent.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2011
Japanese-held East Asia, however, is virtually unblessed with petroleum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although Bonny made history as the world's first artificially bred big cat, many Britons found the event to be decidedly unblessed.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is Michael Arlen's first work to appear in the movies and the first major work of his unblessed by his uncanny flair for titles.
From Time Magazine Archive
And I forget the ancestral graves I have left on a hillside of a faraway land, the loneliest stones that each year go unblessed.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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