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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1657-1658
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Unwise-like, adj. [Unwis(e adj. and Like adj., adv. and n. E 2. Also in the later dial. Cf. also later Sc. unwiselike (1635) and wiselike adj. (1816) (SND Wise adj. 4 (2)).] = Unwis(e adj. — a1658 Durham Scandal (1740) 353.
It looketh most unwise-like, to bring in or keep in, a more certain and greater evil in the church, for eschewing of what folks may never be put to
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