unalloyed
pronunciation
How to pronounce unalloyed in British English:
UK [ˌʌnəˈlɔɪd]
How to pronounce unalloyed in American English:
US [ˌʌnəˈlɔɪd]
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- Adjective:
- used of metals
Word Origin
- unalloyed (adj.)
- 1670s (figurative); 1760s (literal), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of alloy (v.).
Example
- 1. But a long life is not unalloyed good news .
- 2. Yet in the canadian province of quebec , news of abundant gas in the shale beneath the st lawrence river basin has not been met with unalloyed joy .
- 3. It seemed like unalloyed good news .
- 4. Bond traders regard central bank bond purchases as an unalloyed positive .
- 5. But whether that is an unalloyed blessing , they say , is considerably less clear .