Unpursued
//ˈʌn.pəɹˌsjuːd// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not pursued, not followed, not hounded. not-comparable
"All night the dreadless Angel, unpursu’d, Through Heav’ns wide Champain held his way; till Morn, Wak’t by the circling Hours, with rosie hand Unbarr’d the gates of Light."
- 2 Not pursued, not sought, not engaged in. not-comparable
"[…] And thus the soul, By that sweet taste of pleasure unpursu’d Doth find itself insensibly dispos’d To virtue and true goodness."
Example
More examples"All night the dreadless Angel, unpursu’d, Through Heav’ns wide Champain held his way; till Morn, Wak’t by the circling Hours, with rosie hand Unbarr’d the gates of Light."
Etymology
From un- + pursued.
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