Unbidden

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unbid \Un*bid"\ ([u^]n*b[i^]d"), Unbidden \Un*bid"den\, a.
     1. Not bidden; not commanded.
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              Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth
              Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.


                                                    --Milton.
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     2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests. --Shak.
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     3. Being without a prayer. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unbidden
       adj : not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid
             and unwelcome" [syn: {unasked}, {unbid}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "unbidden":
     arbitrary, autonomous, discretional, discretionary, elective, free,
     free will, gratuitous, independent, nonmandatory, offered,
     optional, proffered, self-acting, self-active, self-determined,
     self-determining, spontaneous, unacceptable, unagreeable, unasked,
     unasked-for, unbesought, uncalled-for, uncoerced, uncompelled,
     undesirable, undesired, unforced, uninfluenced, uninvited,
     unpressured, unprompted, unrequested, unrequired, unsolicited,
     unsought, unwanted, unwelcome, unwished, voluntary, volunteer,
     willful