Unconvinced

ppl. a. [UN-¹ 8.]

  † 1.  Undisproved, unrefuted. Obs.^–1

1643–5.  Milton, Divorce, II. xv. He lets go that sophistry unconvinc’t, for that had bin to teach them else.

  2.  Not convinced or persuaded.

1675.  J. Owen, Indwelling Sin, xiii. (1732), 175. God is pleased to leave no Generation unconvinced of this Truth.

1681.  Flavel, Meth. Grace, iv. 73. Never was there one tear of true repentance seen to drop from the eye of an unconvinced sinner.

1797.  Mrs. Radcliffe, Italian, ii. Vivaldi quitted her unconvinced by her arguments, and unmoved in his designs.

1819.  Lady Morgan, Autobiog. (1859), 313. The man retired, satisfied at not losing his place, but unconvinced of his error.

1897.  Mary Kingsley, W. Africa, 426. The official is unconvinced and goes up the ladder to see other officers about it.

  Hence Unconvincedly adv.; -convincedness.

1642.  D. Rogers, Naaman, 847. Another let is unconvincedness of heart.

1850.  F. W. Newman, Phases, iv. 120. The soul … has to learn from, and unconvincedly submit to, some external authority.