ppl. a. [UN-1 8.] Not accepted; rejected.
1612. T. Taylor, Comm. Titus i. 8. Such cups of cold water shall not be vnaccepted nor unrewarded of him.
1718. Prior, Solomon, II. 212. Restless I follow’d this obdurate Maid…, Offer’d again the unaccepted Wreath.
1809. R. Langford, Introd. Trade, 35. Unaccepted bills must be protested … on the very day when they become due.
1857. Miss Winkworth, trans. Tauler’s Serm., xviii. 322. Therefore, His gifts, which He offers without ceasing to every man, remain unaccepted.
1899. Miss B. Harraden, Fowler, 234. Davy always kept up the role of being an unaccepted sweetheart.
