Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not recognized, as to quality or worth.
- adjective Not having risen in price or value.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not appreciated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not
recognized as having anyvalue - adjective of an investment not having
risen invalue
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not likely to be rewarded
- adjective having value that is not acknowledged
Etymologies
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Examples
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Following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham sympathetically told her friend Allen Dulles, the CIA Director fired by President Kennedy after the disaster, that she knew he must be feeling terribly "unappreciated".
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The result was a series of plays that set a new mark for English production, that put stimulus behind the so-called "unappreciated" play, and gave the English-speaking drama something to talk about -- and to remember.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man Daniel Frohman 1895
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She was never so happy as when she was miserable, -- as an Irishman would have had it, -- and hugged the conviction that she was "unappreciated" by her family, and a victim of fate.
A Houseful of Girls George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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That solidarity was evident at Women's Football 101, when left tackle John Cullen was asked if he and his fellow offensive linemen felt "unappreciated" by the team.
SI.com 2010
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How do you get the word "unappreciated" out of somebody who's made over $250 million in NBA salary, tens of millions more in endorsements, who still has national ad campaigns on TV (I think I saw an Icy-Hot commercial the other day), who has his own signature sneaker, and who is one of the players reporters will gladly run to for an interview in a crowded locker room full of All-Stars?
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How do you get the word "unappreciated" out of somebody who's made over $250 million in NBA salary, tens of millions more in endorsements, who still has national ad campaigns on TV (I think I saw an Icy-Hot commercial the other day), who has his own signature sneaker, and who is one of the players reporters will gladly run to for an interview in a crowded locker room full of All-Stars?
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How do you get the word "unappreciated" out of somebody who's made over $250 million in NBA salary, tens of millions more in endorsements, who still has national ad campaigns on TV (I think I saw an Icy-Hot commercial the other day), who has his own signature sneaker, and who is one of the players reporters will gladly run to for an interview in a crowded locker room full of All-Stars?
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How do you get the word "unappreciated" out of somebody who's made over $250 million in NBA salary, tens of millions more in endorsements, who still has national ad campaigns on TV (I think I saw an Icy-Hot commercial the other day), who has his own signature sneaker, and who is one of the players reporters will gladly run to for an interview in a crowded locker room full of All-Stars?
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But an unappreciated wild card in the cloud revolution is the price and availability of broadband, especially mobile broadband.
What Price the Cloud? Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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It's great to hear the inner-workings of Madsen, whom in my opinion, is quite unique and woefully unappreciated.
/Film Boston - An Interview with Michael Madsen | /Film 2010
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