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Webster 1913 Edition


Unsely

Un-se′ly

,
Adj.
[AS.
uns[GREEK]lig
. See
Un-
not, and
Silly
.]
Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate.
[Written also
unsilly
.]
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Un-se′li-ness
,
Noun.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


unsely

unsely

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Adjective

unsely (comparative more unsely, superlative most unsely)

  1. (obsolete) Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate.
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Related terms

  • unseliness