adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not espied or having been espied; unseen, unnoticed. not-comparable

   "So did ſhe ſteale his heedeleſſe hart away, / And ioyd his loue in ſecret vneſpyde."

Example

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"So did ſhe ſteale his heedeleſſe hart away, / And ioyd his loue in ſecret vneſpyde."

Etymology

From Middle English unespied, onespied, unaspied, unaspyed, equivalent to un- + espied.

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