undelighted

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ delighted

Adjective[edit]

undelighted (comparative more undelighted, superlative most undelighted)

  1. Not delighted.
    • 1808, Thomas Gent, Poetic Sketches[1]:
      While ravish'd fancy vivifies the form, While judgment toils to analyze its charm, While admiration spreads her speaking hands, The lofty artist undelighted stands []
    • 1891, Matthew Arnold, Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold[2]:
      And renew, by necessity, / Night after night your courses, / In echoing, unnear'd silence, / Above a race you know not-- / Uncaring and undelighted, / Without friend and without home []