unhappy
unhappy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct.
- 2.Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. "The unhappy morn." Milton.
- 3.Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] Shak. -- Un*hap"pi*ly, adv. -- Un*hap"pi*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is unhappy.
- What is in a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct called?
- What is marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. "The unhappy morn." Milton called?
- What is mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] Shak. -- Un*hap"pi*ly, adv. -- Un*hap"pi*ness, n called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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