Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not sonsy; not buxom, plump, or good-looking. Bringing or boding ill luck; unlucky; ill-omened; unpropitious.
- Also spelled unsonsie, unsoncie.
Wiktionary
- adj. Scotland Not fortunate.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Scot. Not soncy (sonsy); not fortunate.
Etymologies
- un- + sonsy (Wiktionary)
Examples
“We looked for our share of the victuals, but they told me old bl -- bl "---- Again he hesitated, evidently afraid that some" unsonsy "thing was behind him.”
“‘Wha hast thou brought here, thou unsonsy villain, thou?’ said an old woman, apparently in great indignation.”
“` ` Wha hast thou brought here, thou unsonsy villain thou? '' said an old woman, apparently in great indignation.”
“But it will be past sunset afore I get back frae the Captain's, and at these unsonsy hours the glen has a bad name --- there's something no that canny about auld Janet Gellatley.”
“But it will be past sunset afore I get back frae the Captain's, and at these unsonsy hours the glen has a bad name; there's something no that canny about auld Janet Gellatley.”
“Wha hast thou brought here, thou unsonsy villain, thou?' said an old woman, apparently in great indignation.”
“I get back frae the Captain's, and at these unsonsy hours the glen has”
“But it will be past sunset afore I get back frae the Captain’s, and at these unsonsy hours the glen has a bad name; there’s something no that canny about auld Janet Gellatley.”
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