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unwept

[ uhn-wept ]

adjective

  1. not wept for; unmourned:

    an unwept loss.

  2. not wept or shed, as tears.


unwept

/ ʌˈɛ /

adjective

  1. not wept for or lamented
  2. rare.
    (of tears) not shed
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unwept1

First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + wept
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Becoming “unwept, unhonored and unsung” really is the best way to deal with people who only care about themselves.

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So if we must contemplate the future of George Santos, why not lean into Scott’s admonition that a man with no thought for his country should simply return “to the vile dust from which he sprung / unwept, unhonored and unsung”?

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As the author once said, I believe Trump is destined to fail in his effort to be re-elected and will go down in history, "unwept, unhonoured, and unsung."

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Its sparkling life faded into the horizon as it died away, unsung, unwept.

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“Poor wife,” he said, “look, your husband is here. Do you know me or is my face changed in death? I am dead, Alcyone. Your name was on my lips when the waters overwhelmed me. There is no hope for me any more. But give me your tears. Let me not go down to the shadowy land unwept.”

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