unexcused en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English excused English unexcused From un- + excused.
Meanings
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That has not been excused.
Mothers descended en masse on the school, beseeching Mr. Elly to release their boys from peril. “I told them that their boys were free to leave, but that an unexcused absence would be marked against them. They called me the cruelest-hearted man they had ever known.”
1952 April 13, William McDonald, “Today ‘Barnes Boys’ Are Legion—Positivism Of Mister Elly Helped Educator Build One Of South’s Finest Boys’ Schools”, in The Montgomery Advertiser, 124th year, number 15, Montgomery, Ala., page ten—C, column 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unexcused | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unexcused | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |