ppl. a. Also 8–9 unim-. (UN-1 8.)
α. a. 1711. Ken, Hymns Evang., Poet. Wks. 1721, I. 102. Bless’d are the Meek,… Who unimbitter’d, the injurious treat.
1748. Hervey, Medit. (ed. 4), II. 69. Those happy Regions, where Delights, abundant and un-imbittered flow.
1816. Scott, Antiq., xvi. While the tear can drop unimbittered by any painful recollection.
β. 1744. Young, Nt. Th., VII. 296. They drink the Stream … un-embitter’d With Doubts, Fears, fruitless Hopes.
1786. Francis the Philanthropist, II. 92. Our parting … was however unembittered by any apprehensions.
1834. Whewell, in Todhunter, Acc. Writ. (1876), II. 176. I am to have them unembittered by that part of the business.
