Unrevenged

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not revenged. not-comparable

    "And art thou come, Horatio from the deapth, / To aske for iuſtice in this vpper earth? / To tell thy father thou art vnreuengde, / To vvring more teares from Iſabellas eyes: / VVhoſe lights are dim'd vvith ouer-long laments."

Example

More examples

""Arms – bring me arms! Troy's dying moments call / the vanquished. Give me to the Greeks. Once more / let me revive the battle; ne'er shall all / die unrevenged this day, nor tamely meet their fall.""

Etymology

From un- + revenged.

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