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What is "unlooked"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unlooked

Unlooked \Un*looked"\, a. [Pref. un- not + looked.] Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; -- generally with for. ``Unlooked success.''
--Denham.

She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all.
--Pope.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unlooked

c.1300, "neglected," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of look (v.). With for, "unexpected," attested from 1530s.

Wiktionary
unlooked

a. Not checked, not look over.

Usage examples of "unlooked".

Yet twice blessed is help unlooked for, and never was a meeting of friends more joyful.

All hope was lost when, unlooked for, the Riders came out of the North and broke upon the rear of the enemy.