Talk:unlooked

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RFV discussion: January–April 2017

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"Not checked, not looked over." Seems strange because you look at something; you don't just look something. Equinox 21:54, 14 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

For sure, it is almost always found followed by a preposition, but there are some instances of unlooked standing on its own, so to speak. Most of them seem obsolete to me:
  • Lua error in Module:quote at line 2972: Parameter 1 is required.
  • Lua error in Module:quote at line 2972: Parameter 1 is required.
  • Lua error in Module:quote at line 2972: Parameter 1 is required.
The more modern citations I could find were a bit dubious. There is this strange, stream-of-consciousness work:
  • Lua error in Module:quote at line 2972: Parameter 1 is required.
And there are a few instances that are probably typos for unlocked, such as:
  • Lua error in Module:quote at line 2972: Parameter 1 is required.
Kiwima (talk) 17:06, 15 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
I marked it archaic and am calling this RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 20:07, 21 April 2017 (UTC)Reply


It seems the definition was wrong. All three cites really mean "unlooked for", i.e. not expected or anticipated. I've changed it. Equinox 01:23, 23 January 2022 (UTC)Reply