unnew

English

Etymology

un- +‎ new

Adjective

unnew (comparative more unnew, superlative most unnew)

  1. Not new.
    • 1818, John Brown, Psyche; Or, The Soul: a Poem in Seven Cantos, page 137:
      Your face tells truth — I am a thief. / In honesty, the unnew notion / Of giving Psyche loco-motion; / Is traceable to merry Prior, / And might perchance be follow'd higher: […]
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