Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unbid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unbid \Un*bid"\, Unbidden \Un*bid"den\, a.
1. Not bidden; not commanded.
Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth
Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
--Milton.
2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests. --Shak.
3. Being without a prayer. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unbid
adj : not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid
and unwelcome" [syn: {unasked}, {unbidden}]
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