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unˈcomparable, a.
[un-1 7 b and 5 b.]
†1. = incomparable a. Obs.
1382Wyclif Judith x. 4 That she aperede to the eȝen of alle men with fairnesse vncomparable. 1483Caxton Cato e iv b, I consydere and suppose that god is so ouer souerayn and uncomparable and unlyke. 1548Geste Pr. Masse A v b, What an vnspeakable and vncomparable vyce is thee Pryuee Masse. 1586F. Greville in Sidney Poems (1873) I. p. xix, Sir Philip's uncomparable judgement. 1634P. Smith in Fuller Abel Rediv. (1867) II. 316 Had that father been born and lived in Italy or France, his wit, though uncomparable, had been much more refined.
2. Incapable of being compared (to anything else).
1826Southey Vind. Eccl. Angl. 177 An unexpressible, uncomparable, unimaginable stench.
Hence unˈcomparably adv.
1548Geste Pr. Masse E v b, By reason wherof thee priest sacryfyce as it most hyghly empayrethe christes honoure & maiestie so vncomperablely offendeth god. |
