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unstilled as is adjective

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What does the adjective unstilled mean is as?

There is one meaning in OED’s entry

Entry status {Re:vise’D}

How common is the adjective unstilled?

Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English

What is the etymology of the adjective unstilled?

unstilled is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: un- prefix1, stilled adj.1

What is the earliest known use of the adjective unstilled? The earliest known use of the adjective unstilled is in the mid 1600s.

The earliest known use of the adjective unstilled is in the mid 1600s.

OED’s earliest evidence for unstilled is from 1648, in the writing of Henry Hexham, soldier and author.

How is the adjective unstilled pronounced?

British English

/(ˌ)ʌnˈstɪld/

un-STILD

U.S. English

/ˌənˈstɪld/

un-STILD

Nearby entries

1. unstern, adj.a1400
2. unsternly, adv.a1400
3. unstick, n.1935–
4. unstick, v.1706–
5. unstiffen, v.1611–
6. unstiffened, adj.1648–
7. unstiffening, n.1832–
8. unstifled, adj.1742–
9. unstigmatized, adj.1778–
10. unstill, adj.1743–
11. unstilled, adj.1648–
12. unstillness, n.1846–
13. unstimulated, adj.a1800–
14. unstimulating, adj.1844–
15. unsting, v.1612–
16. unstinted, adj.1480–
17. unstinting, adj.c1380–
18. unstirrable, adj.a1340–
19. unstirred, adj.a1340–
20. unstirring, adj.c1480–
21. unstitch, v.1538–

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