Fromim- +popular.[1] In non-native speakers’ English: compareDutchimpopulair,Frenchimpopulaire, andSpanishimpopular.
impopular (comparativemoreimpopular,superlativemostimpopular)
- (rare; obsolete or non-native speakers' English)Unpopular.
1647December 26 –a.1674,Edward [Hyde], [1st] Earl of Clarendon, “Contemplations and Reflections upon the Psalms of David. Applying those Devotions to the Troubles of the Times.”, inA Collection of Several Tracts of the Right Honourable Edward, Earl of Clarendon, […], London: […] T[homas] Woodward, […], and J[ohn] Peele, […], published1727, psalm CXIX, section xx,page714:[…] God reckons it but Juſtice to help thoſe, who will not help themſelves by doing any Thing that may diſpleaſe him, and who, in contradiction to the greateſt Number and the greateſt Examples, dare do ſuch animpopular and ungracious Thing, as to be religious, to prefer his Law before the Licence of Men, and Salvation to come before any preſent Preferment.
1721 January 10,Jonathan Swift, “Letter V. From Dr.Swift to Mr.Pope.”, inThe Works of Mr.Alexander Pope, in Prose, volume II (Letters to and from Dr.Jonathan Swift), London: […] J[ohn] and P[aul] Knapton, C[harles] Bathurst, andR[obert] Dodsley, published1741,page12:But the cauſe being ſo very odious andimpopular, the tryal of the Verdict was deferred from one Term to another, until upon the Duke of G--ft-n the Lord Lieutenant’s arrival, his Grace after mature advice, and permiſſion from England, was pleaſed to grant anoli proſequi.
1817, Charles Coote, “Letter XXX. A Narrative of the most remarkable Incidents, both Political and Military, which followed the Return of Bonapartè from Exile.”, inThe History of Europe, from the Treaty of Amiens, in 1802, to the Pacification of Paris, in 1815 (The History of Europe; VII), part IV, London: […] F[rancis,] C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington;[…],page506:No nation could be justified in compelling them to submit to animpopular dynasty, or to the yoke of feudal and superstitious tyranny.
2001, Dirk J[an] Barreveld, “Epilogue”, inFrom New Amsterdam to New York: The Founding of New York by the Dutch in July 1625, Lincoln, Neb.: Writers Club Press,iUniverse.com, Inc.,→ISBN,page268:The Stamp Act was animpopular tax on paper and paper products, the revenue went to the royal treasury and were used to pay for the British soldiers stationed in America.
impopular m orf (pluralimpopulares)
- unpopular(lacking popularity)
Borrowed fromFrenchimpopulaire. Equivalent toin- +popular.
impopular m orn (feminine singularimpopulară,masculine pluralimpopulari,feminine/neuter pluralimpopulare)
- unpopular
Fromin- +popular.
- IPA(key): /impopuˈlaɾ/[ĩm.po.puˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes:-aɾ
- Syllabification:im‧po‧pu‧lar
impopular m orf (masculine and feminine pluralimpopulares)
- unpopular
- Antonym:popular
, Oxford:Oxford University Press,1899.