unjoyed

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ joyed.

Adjective

unjoyed (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) Not enjoyed.
    • 1839, Eleanora Louisa Montagu Hervey, The Landgrave, a Play in Five Acts (page 131)
      Unjoyed, unvalued, is the crown which he / With regal hand bestows, upon the shrine / Of her cold beauty offering; […]
    • 1859, The Welcome Guest (issues 37-75, page 7)
      And joy'st thou at the life unliv'd, / The thoughts unthought, / The joys unjoyed, […]
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