adj
Meaning 1
odd; strange
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
unked
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/ʌnˈkɛd/
adj
Meaning 2
ugly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, dialectal
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adj
Meaning 3
uncouth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, dialectal
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adj
Meaning 4
lonely; dreary
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, dialectal
Examples
- March 21, 1790, William Cowper, letter to Mrs. Throckmorton Weston is sadly unked without you.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English unked, past participle of unkythen, equivalent to un- + ked (an old past participle form of kithe).